How To Pronounce Shirk

shirk

Phonemic

/ʃɜːk/

Phonetic

[ʃɜːʴk̚]

Phonemic

/ʃɝːk/

In British English, shirk is pronounced /ʃɜːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃɜːʴk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃɝːk/.

Shirk has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ʃɜːk

Shirk has one syllable in British English.

shirk + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ʃɜːks/

/ʃɝːks/

shirk + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ʃɜːkt/

/ʃɝːkt/

shirk + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈʃɜː.kɪŋ/

/ˈʃɝː.kɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Shirk

Questions About Shirk

How do you pronounce shirk in British English?

In British English, shirk is pronounced /ʃɜːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃɜːʴk̚].

How do you pronounce shirk in American English?

In American English, shirk is pronounced /ʃɝːk/.

Do British and American English pronounce shirk the same way?

No. British English has /ʃɜːk/ and American English has /ʃɝːk/.

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