How To Pronounce Strike
strike
UK
Phonemic
/straɪk/
Phonetic
[str̥aɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/straɪk/
In British English, strike is pronounced /straɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥aɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /straɪk/.
Strike 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
straɪk
Strike has one syllable in British English.
strike + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/straɪks/
US
/straɪks/
strike + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Strike
Questions About Strike
How do you pronounce strike in British English?
In British English, strike is pronounced /straɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥aɪk̚].
How do you pronounce strike in American English?
In American English, strike is pronounced /straɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce strike the same way?
Yes. Both are /straɪk/.
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