English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pick Pronunciation
Pick is pronounced PIK, IPA /ˈpɪk/.
PIK
US /ˈpɪk/ · UK /ˈpɪk/
Syllables: PIK (1 syllable)
verb and noun: To choose something, or to lift something up with the fingers.
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Pick in a Sentence
- Pick whichever one you like.
- She picked the apples before the frost came.
- He picked a splinter out of his thumb.
Common Mispronunciations of Pick
Not PEEK
Keep that i short. Stretch it into an ee and you have peek, a different word altogether.
Not PIG
The k at the end is voiceless. Letting the voice run on through it turns pick into pig.
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