How To Pronounce Thanks
thanks
UK
Phonemic
/θæŋks/
Phonetic
[θæ̃ŋks]
US
Phonemic
/θæŋks/
In British English, thanks is pronounced /θæŋks/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θæ̃ŋks]. In American English, it is pronounced /θæŋks/.
Thanks 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
θæŋks
Thanks has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Thanks
How do you pronounce thanks in British English?
In British English, thanks is pronounced /θæŋks/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θæ̃ŋks].
How do you pronounce thanks in American English?
In American English, thanks is pronounced /θæŋks/.
Do British and American English pronounce thanks the same way?
Yes. Both are /θæŋks/.
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