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How to pronounce geeks

Say it like GHEEKS. Geeks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡiks/GHEEKS
UK British/ɡiːks/GHEEKS
  • GHEEKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Geeks pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of geeks

American and British speakers say geeks in essentially the same way: /ɡiks/ in the US and /ɡiːks/ in the UK.

British respelling: GHEEKS.

What does geeks mean?

noun
  1. plural of geek How to pronounce geek
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of geek How to pronounce geek

Questions about saying geeks

How do you pronounce geeks?

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

How many syllables are in geeks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say geeks the same way?

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

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