How to pronounce cake
Say it like KAYK. Cake is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- KAYK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Cake pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KAYKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of cake
American and British speakers say cake in essentially the same way: /keɪk/ in the US and /keɪk/ in the UK.
British respelling: KAYK.
What does cake mean?
- A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- A small mass of baked dough, especially a thin loaf from unleavened dough.“an oatmeal cake”
- A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or pancake.“buckwheat cakes”
- Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.“His shoes are caked with mud.”
- To form into a cake, or mass.
- Of blood or other liquid, to dry out and become hard.
Where does cake come from?
From Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka (“cake”) (compare Norwegian kake, Icelandic/Swedish kaka, Danish kage), from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ, of disputed origin.
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with cake
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of cake.
Questions about saying cake
How do you pronounce cake?
Say KAYK. The American pronunciation is /keɪk/. In British English it is /keɪk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in cake?
Cake is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KAYK.
Do Americans and Brits say cake the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /keɪk/ and the British form is /keɪk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.