How to pronounce creek
Say it like KREEK. Creek is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- KREEK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Creek pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KREEKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of creek
American and British speakers say creek in essentially the same way: /krik/ in the US and /kriːk/ in the UK.
British respelling: KREEK.
What does creek mean?
- a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)“the creek dried up every summer”
- any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
Where does creek come from?
Early British colonists of Australia and the Americas used the term in the usual British way, to name inlets; as settlements followed the inlets upstream and inland, the names were retained and creek came to be used to refer to any small waterway.
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Words that rhyme with creek
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Words that sound like creek
Questions about saying creek
How do you pronounce creek?
Say KREEK. The American pronunciation is /krik/. In British English it is /kriːk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in creek?
Creek is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KREEK.
Do Americans and Brits say creek the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /krik/ and the British form is /kriːk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as creek?
Creek sounds the same as creak in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.