How to pronounce “pick”
Say “pick” in one beat
pick
/pɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pickpɪk
- IPA (American)
- /pɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /pɪk/
- Respelling
- PIK
- Syllables
- 1 — pick
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pɪk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “pick” means
- noun
the person or thing chosen or selected
“he was my pick for mayor”
- noun
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
“he sent the first picking of berries to the market”
- noun
the best people or things in a group
“the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War”
Say it in a sentence
“He offered to pick the kids up from school.”“pick”, answered
How do you pronounce “pick”?
“pick” is pronounced /pɪk/ (PIK) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /pɪk/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “pick” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /pɪk/ — a single beat.
What does “pick” mean?
As a noun: the person or thing chosen or selected For example: “he was my pick for mayor” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “pick”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pɪk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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