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