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