How to Pronounce Peak

To pronounce "peak", say PEAK — one syllable, IPA /piːk/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllable

Letters

/piːk/

IPA

"peak" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with bleak and shriek, if that helps it stick.

Sounds exactly like: pique, peek, peake, paek — easy to mix up when writing.

noun

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
“The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.”

verb

To reach a highest degree or maximum.
“Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.”
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

adjective

Maximal, maximally quintessential or representative; constituting the culmination of
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How many syllables are in "peak"?▾

"Peak" has one syllable.

What is the IPA transcription of "peak"?▾

The IPA transcription of "peak" is /piːk/.

What does "peak" mean?▾

Peak: A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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