How to pronounce bank
Say it like BANGK. Bank is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce bank. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- BANGK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Bank pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BANGKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of bank
American and British speakers say bank in essentially the same way: /bæŋk/ in the US and /bæŋk/ in the UK.
British respelling: BANGK.
What does bank mean?
- sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”“he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents”
- a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities“he cashed a check at the bank”“that bank holds the mortgage on my home”
- a long ridge or pile“a huge bank of earth”
- tip laterally“the pilot had to bank the aircraft”
- enclose with a bank“bank roads”
- do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank“Where do you bank in this town?”
Words that rhyme with bank
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of bank.
Questions about saying bank
How do you pronounce bank?
Say BANGK. The American pronunciation is /bæŋk/. In British English it is /bæŋk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in bank?
Bank is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BANGK.
Do Americans and Brits say bank the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /bæŋk/ and the British form is /bæŋk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.