How To Pronounce Sack
sack
UK
Phonemic
/sæk/
Phonetic
[sæk̚]
US
Phonemic
/sæk/
In British English, sack is pronounced /sæk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sæk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sæk/.
Sack 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
sæk
Sack has one syllable in British English.
sack + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sæks/
US
/sæks/
sack + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sækt/
US
/sækt/
sack + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsæk.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsæk.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sack
Questions About Sack
How do you pronounce sack in British English?
In British English, sack is pronounced /sæk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sæk̚].
How do you pronounce sack in American English?
In American English, sack is pronounced /sæk/.
Do British and American English pronounce sack the same way?
Yes. Both are /sæk/.
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