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