How to pronounce “sick”
Say “sick” in one beat
sick
/sɪk/
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- sicksɪk
- IPA (American)
- /sɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /sɪk/
- Respelling
- SIK
- Syllables
- 1 — sick
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sɪk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “sick” means
- noun
people who are sick
“they devote their lives to caring for the sick”
- verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
“After drinking too much, the students vomited”
- adjective
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
“ill from the monotony of his suffering”
Say it in a sentence
“He stayed home from school because he felt sick.”“sick”, answered
How do you pronounce “sick”?
“sick” is pronounced /sɪk/ (SIK) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /sɪk/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “sick” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /sɪk/ — a single beat.
What does “sick” mean?
As a noun: people who are sick For example: “they devote their lives to caring for the sick” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sick”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sɪk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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