How To Pronounce Weak
weak
UK
Phonemic
/wiːk/
Phonetic
[wiːk̚]
US
Phonemic
/wiːk/
In British English, weak is pronounced /wiːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wiːk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /wiːk/.
Weak 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
wiːk
Weak has one syllable in British English.
weak + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈwiː.kə/
US
/ˈwiː.kɚ/
weak + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈwiː.kɪst/
US
/ˈwiː.kɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Weak
Questions About Weak
How do you pronounce weak in British English?
In British English, weak is pronounced /wiːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wiːk̚].
How do you pronounce weak in American English?
In American English, weak is pronounced /wiːk/.
Do British and American English pronounce weak the same way?
Yes. Both are /wiːk/.
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