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How to pronounce streaks

Say it like STREEKS. Streaks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/striks/STREEKS
UK British/striːks/STREEKS
  • STREEKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Streaks pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of streaks

American and British speakers say streaks in essentially the same way: /striks/ in the US and /striːks/ in the UK.

British respelling: STREEKS.

What does streaks mean?

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

Questions about saying streaks

How do you pronounce streaks?

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

How many syllables are in streaks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say streaks the same way?

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

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