How to pronounce swank
Say it like SWAYNGK. Swank is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SWAYNGK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Swank pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SWAYNGKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of swank
American and British speakers say swank in essentially the same way: /sweɪŋk/ in the US and /sweɪŋk/ in the UK.
British respelling: SWAYNGK.
What does swank mean?
- A fashionably elegant person.
- Ostentation; bravado.
- To swagger, to show off.“Looks like she's going to swank in, flashing her diamonds, then swank out to another party.”
- Fashionably elegant, posh.
Where does swank come from?
From dialectal swank (“to strut, behave ostentatiously”), perhaps from an unrecorded Old English root, derived from Proto-Germanic *swankijaną (“to cause to sway, swing”) or from Proto-Germanic *swankaz (“lithe, bendsome, slender”), related
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with swank
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Questions about saying swank
How do you pronounce swank?
Say SWAYNGK. The American pronunciation is /sweɪŋk/. In British English it is /sweɪŋk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in swank?
Swank is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SWAYNGK.
Do Americans and Brits say swank the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /sweɪŋk/ and the British form is /sweɪŋk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.