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