How to pronounce flake
Say it like FLAYK. Flake is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FLAYK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Flake pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FLAYKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of flake
American and British speakers say flake in essentially the same way: /fleɪk/ in the US and /fleɪk/ in the UK.
British respelling: FLAYK.
What does flake mean?
- To break or chip off in a flake.“The paint flaked off after only a year.”
- To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.“He said he'd come and help, but he flaked.”
- To store an item such as rope or sail in layers“The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment.”
- A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything“There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.”
- A scale of a fish or similar animal
- A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
- Dogfish.
- The meat of the gummy shark.
Where does flake come from?
From Middle English flake (“a flake of snow”), from Old English flacca and/or Old Norse flak (“loose or torn piece”) (compare Old Norse flakna (“to flake or chip”)), from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *p
Words that rhyme with flake
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of flake.
Questions about saying flake
How do you pronounce flake?
Say FLAYK. The American pronunciation is /fleɪk/. In British English it is /fleɪk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in flake?
Flake is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FLAYK.
Do Americans and Brits say flake the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /fleɪk/ and the British form is /fleɪk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.