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