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