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