How To Pronounce Smoke

smoke

Phonemic

/sməʊk/

Phonetic

[sməʊk̚]

Phonemic

/smoʊk/

In British English, smoke is pronounced /sməʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sməʊk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /smoʊk/.

Smoke has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

sməʊk

Smoke has one syllable in British English.

smoke + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/sməʊks/

/smoʊks/

smoke + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/sməʊkt/

/smoʊkt/

smoke + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈsməʊ.kɪŋ/

/ˈsmoʊ.kɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Smoke

Questions About Smoke

How do you pronounce smoke in British English?

In British English, smoke is pronounced /sməʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sməʊk̚].

How do you pronounce smoke in American English?

In American English, smoke is pronounced /smoʊk/.

Do British and American English pronounce smoke the same way?

No. British English has /sməʊk/ and American English has /smoʊk/.

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