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