English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Beak Pronunciation
Beak is pronounced BEEK, IPA /ˈbik/.
BEEK
US /ˈbik/ · UK /ˈbiːk/
Syllables: BEEK (1 syllable)
noun: The hard projecting jaws of a bird.
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Beak in a Sentence
- The gull had a scrap of bread in its beak.
- Its beak is curved for tearing.
- A heron's beak is longer than its head.
Common Mispronunciations of Beak
Not BAYK
Beak and bake part company on the vowel alone, and the ea here gives the long ee of peak.
Not BEE-ak
Teak and leak treat ea as one long vowel, so this word holds at a single beat.
Tip: In older British slang a beak is a magistrate or a schoolmaster, and it keeps the same long ee.
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