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