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How to pronounce faked

Say it like FAYKT. Faked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/feɪkt/FAYKT
UK British/feɪkt/FAYKT
  • FAYKT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Faked pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FAYKTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of faked

American and British speakers say faked in essentially the same way: /feɪkt/ in the US and /feɪkt/ in the UK.

British respelling: FAYKT.

What does faked mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of fake How to pronounce fake

Words that rhyme with faked

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

Questions about saying faked

How do you pronounce faked?

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

How many syllables are in faked?

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

Do Americans and Brits say faked the same way?

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

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