How To Pronounce Tank
tank
UK
Phonemic
/tæŋk/
Phonetic
[tʰæ̃ŋk̚]
US
Phonemic
/tæŋk/
In British English, tank is pronounced /tæŋk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰæ̃ŋk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tæŋk/.
Tank 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
tæŋk
Tank has one syllable in British English.
tank + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tæŋks/
US
/tæŋks/
Words That Rhyme With Tank
Questions About Tank
How do you pronounce tank in British English?
In British English, tank is pronounced /tæŋk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰæ̃ŋk̚].
How do you pronounce tank in American English?
In American English, tank is pronounced /tæŋk/.
Do British and American English pronounce tank the same way?
Yes. Both are /tæŋk/.
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