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