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