English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bark Pronunciation
Bark is pronounced BAHRK, IPA /ˈbɑrk/.
BAHRK
US /ˈbɑrk/ · UK /ˈbɑːk/
Syllables: BAHRK (1 syllable)
noun and verb: The sharp cry a dog makes, or the tough outer covering of a tree trunk.
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Bark in a Sentence
- The dog gave a single bark and went quiet.
- Strips of bark had peeled away from the trunk.
- His bark is worse than his bite.
Common Mispronunciations of Bark
Not BAWRK
Nothing in this vowel is rounded. It stays open and well back, where park and dark keep theirs.
Not BAH-ruhk
Single beat. The rk block closes the word with nothing sounded inside it.
Tip: A dog's bark and a tree's bark are unrelated words that happen to have arrived at the same spelling.
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