How To Pronounce Wake
wake
UK
Phonemic
/weɪk/
Phonetic
[weɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/weɪk/
In British English, wake is pronounced /weɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /weɪk/.
Wake 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
weɪk
Wake has one syllable in British English.
wake + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/weɪks/
US
/weɪks/
wake + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Wake
Questions About Wake
How do you pronounce wake in British English?
In British English, wake is pronounced /weɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪk̚].
How do you pronounce wake in American English?
In American English, wake is pronounced /weɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce wake the same way?
Yes. Both are /weɪk/.
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