To pronounce "wreak", say WREAK — one syllable, IPA /ɹik/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ɹik/
IPA
"wreak" 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: reek, reeck, reick, rieck — easy to mix up when writing.
verb
“She wreaked her anger on his car.”
“The criminal has been wreaked by the Judge to spend a year in prison.”
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"Wreak" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "wreak" is /ɹik/.
Wreak: To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; .
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