Where is the stress in "ek"?

In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.

How to practice saying "ek"?

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Lettergrepids

1 Lettergrepen

"ek": 1 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:ek

Hoofdklemtoon

EK(ek)●

Stress in "ek" falls on 1st syllable (monosyllabic).

IPA:⁄ɛk⁄

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Automatisch afspelen

IPAɛk

Lettergrepenek

Hoor in contextUK

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Sorry. Let's let's let's work on this. EK is going to this is a this EK is a linear function on this. So this passes linear function on this. So this passes

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How many syllables in "ek"?: "ek" has 1 lettergrepen (ek).
How to divide "ek"?: "ek" divides into 1 parts: ek.
Where is the stress in "ek"?: In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.
How to practice saying "ek"?: Say each syllable slowly (ek) and listen on SayItVid.