How to pronounce stuck in American English
STUHK
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Americans pronounce stuck as STUHK (/stʌk/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "stuck" sounds like STUHK.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, a tiny act of laziness that makes the rhythm feel right. It comes out as STUHK.
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"He got stuck in a traffic jam for over an hour this morning."
hee GAHT STUHK ihn uh TRA·fuhk JAM fer OH·ver uhn OW·er dhihs MOR·nuhng
"The car key was stuck in the crazy lock."
dhuh KAR KEE wuhz STUHK ihn dhuh KRAY·zee LAHK
"The melody has been stuck in my head all day long."
dhuh MEH·luh·dee huhz bihn STUHK ihn mahy HEHD AHL DAY lahng
"The public bus was stuck in the mud on Sunday."
dhuh PUH·bluhk BUHS wuhz STUHK ihn dhuh MUHD ahn SUHN·day
"The truck is stuck on the muddy track."
dhuh TRUHK ihz STUHK ahn dhuh MUH·dee TRAK
"They're probably just stuck in traffic."
dhair PRAH·buh·blee juhst STUHK ihn TRA·fuhk
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Is the American pronunciation of "stuck" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "STUHK" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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