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.