English pronunciation

How to pronounce “attack

Phonetic spelling

uh-TAK

IPA /əˈtæk/

Syllable stress

uh·tak

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “attack”?

a t t a c k

attack” is spelled A-T-T-A-C-K. It is pronounced uh-TAK, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • The dog might attack if it feels threatened.

  • We need to attack this problem from a different angle.

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