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