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How to pronounce creeks

Say it like KREEKS. Creeks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kriks/KREEKS
UK British/kriːks/KREEKS
  • KREEKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Creeks pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KREEKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of creeks

American and British speakers say creeks in essentially the same way: /kriks/ in the US and /kriːks/ in the UK.

British respelling: KREEKS.

What does creeks mean?

noun
  1. plural of creek How to pronounce creek

Questions about saying creeks

How do you pronounce creeks?

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

How many syllables are in creeks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say creeks the same way?

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

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