How To Pronounce Risk
risk
UK
Phonemic
/rɪsk/
Phonetic
[rɪsk̚]
US
Phonemic
/rɪsk/
In British English, risk is pronounced /rɪsk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪsk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪsk/.
Risk has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
rɪsk
Risk has one syllable in British English.
risk + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/rɪsks/
US
/rɪsks/
risk + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/rɪskt/
US
/rɪskt/
risk + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈrɪs.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈrɪs.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Risk
Questions About Risk
How do you pronounce risk in British English?
In British English, risk is pronounced /rɪsk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪsk̚].
How do you pronounce risk in American English?
In American English, risk is pronounced /rɪsk/.
Do British and American English pronounce risk the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪsk/.
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