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