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