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How to pronounce bick

Say it like BIK. Bick is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/bɪk/BIK
UK British/bɪk/BIK
  • BIK
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Bick pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BIKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of bick

American and British speakers say bick in essentially the same way: /bɪk/ in the US and /bɪk/ in the UK.

British respelling: BIK.

What does bick mean?

verb
  1. Alternative form of kick.

Where does bick come from?

From replacing the initial "K" with "B" in Blood wordplay.

Words that rhyme with bick

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of bick.

Words that sound like bick

Questions about saying bick

How do you pronounce bick?

Say BIK. The American pronunciation is /bɪk/. In British English it is /bɪk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in bick?

Bick is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BIK.

Do Americans and Brits say bick the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /bɪk/ and the British form is /bɪk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

What words sound the same as bick?

Bick sounds the same as bic in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).