How To Pronounce Soak

soak

Phonemic

/səʊk/

Phonetic

[səʊk̚]

Phonemic

/soʊk/

In British English, soak is pronounced /səʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səʊk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /soʊk/.

Soak 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

səʊk

Soak has one syllable in British English.

soak + -s

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

/səʊks/

/soʊks/

soak + -ed

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

/səʊkt/

/soʊkt/

soak + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈsəʊ.kɪŋ/

/ˈsoʊ.kɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Soak

Questions About Soak

How do you pronounce soak in British English?

In British English, soak is pronounced /səʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səʊk̚].

How do you pronounce soak in American English?

In American English, soak is pronounced /soʊk/.

Do British and American English pronounce soak the same way?

No. British English has /səʊk/ and American English has /soʊk/.

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