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