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