How To Pronounce Thick
thick
UK
Phonemic
/θɪk/
Phonetic
[θɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/θɪk/
In British English, thick is pronounced /θɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /θɪk/.
Thick 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
θɪk
Thick has one syllable in British English.
thick + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈθɪk.ə/
US
/ˈθɪk.ɚ/
thick + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈθɪk.ɪst/
US
/ˈθɪk.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Thick
Questions About Thick
How do you pronounce thick in British English?
In British English, thick is pronounced /θɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θɪk̚].
How do you pronounce thick in American English?
In American English, thick is pronounced /θɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce thick the same way?
Yes. Both are /θɪk/.
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