How To Pronounce Shake
shake
UK
Phonemic
/ʃeɪk/
Phonetic
[ʃeɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃeɪk/
In British English, shake is pronounced /ʃeɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃeɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃeɪk/.
Shake 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
ʃeɪk
Shake has one syllable in British English.
shake + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ʃeɪks/
US
/ʃeɪks/
shake + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈʃeɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃeɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Shake
Questions About Shake
How do you pronounce shake in British English?
In British English, shake is pronounced /ʃeɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃeɪk̚].
How do you pronounce shake in American English?
In American English, shake is pronounced /ʃeɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce shake the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃeɪk/.
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