How To Pronounce Torque

torque

UK
Phonemic
/tɔːk/
Phonetic
[tʰʷɔːʴk̚]
US
Phonemic
/tɔːrk/

In British English, torque is pronounced /tɔːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷɔːʴk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tɔːrk/.

Torque has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

tɔːk

Torque has one syllable in British English.

torque + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tɔːks/
US
/tɔːrks/

Words That Rhyme With Torque

Questions About Torque

How do you pronounce torque in British English?

In British English, torque is pronounced /tɔːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷɔːʴk̚].

How do you pronounce torque in American English?

In American English, torque is pronounced /tɔːrk/.

Do British and American English pronounce torque the same way?

No. British English has /tɔːk/ and American English has /tɔːrk/.

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