How To Pronounce Whisk
whisk
UK
Phonemic
/wɪsk/
Phonetic
[wɪsk̚]
US
Phonemic
/wɪsk/
In British English, whisk is pronounced /wɪsk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɪsk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /wɪsk/.
Whisk 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
wɪsk
Whisk has one syllable in British English.
whisk + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/wɪsks/
US
/wɪsks/
Words That Rhyme With Whisk
Questions About Whisk
How do you pronounce whisk in British English?
In British English, whisk is pronounced /wɪsk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɪsk̚].
How do you pronounce whisk in American English?
In American English, whisk is pronounced /wɪsk/.
Do British and American English pronounce whisk the same way?
Yes. Both are /wɪsk/.
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