How To Pronounce Stroke

stroke

Phonemic

/strəʊk/

Phonetic

[str̥əʊk̚]

Phonemic

/stroʊk/

In British English, stroke is pronounced /strəʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥əʊk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /stroʊk/.

Stroke has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

strəʊk

Stroke has one syllable in British English.

stroke + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/strəʊks/

/stroʊks/

stroke + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/strəʊkt/

/stroʊkt/

stroke + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈstrəʊ.kɪŋ/

/ˈstroʊ.kɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Stroke

Questions About Stroke

How do you pronounce stroke in British English?

In British English, stroke is pronounced /strəʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥əʊk̚].

How do you pronounce stroke in American English?

In American English, stroke is pronounced /stroʊk/.

Do British and American English pronounce stroke the same way?

No. British English has /strəʊk/ and American English has /stroʊk/.

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