How To Pronounce Sick
sick
UK
Phonemic
/sɪk/
Phonetic
[sɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/sɪk/
In British English, sick is pronounced /sɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɪk/.
Sick 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
sɪk
Sick has one syllable in British English.
sick + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈsɪk.ə/
US
/ˈsɪk.ɚ/
sick + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈsɪk.ɪst/
US
/ˈsɪk.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Sick
Questions About Sick
How do you pronounce sick in British English?
In British English, sick is pronounced /sɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪk̚].
How do you pronounce sick in American English?
In American English, sick is pronounced /sɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce sick the same way?
Yes. Both are /sɪk/.
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