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