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