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