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How to pronounce critique

Critique is pronounced krih-TEEK, with two syllables and the stress on the second. The que is a plain k, and the word rhymes with unique. American and British English say it the same way.

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  • 2 syllables
  • Stress on TEEK
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critique

Two syllables, stress on the second

noun · a careful written or spoken opinion about the good and bad points of something

  1. krihkrɪ
  2. TEEKtiːk (stressed)
  • US /krɪˈtiːk/krih-TEEK Recorded voice
  • UK /krɪˈtiːk/krih-TEEK Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

Critique, sound by sound

Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.

USUK American and British English/krɪˈtiːk/

  1. krih

    • /k/as in cat
    • /r/as in red
    • /ɪ/as in sit

  2. TEEKstressed

    • /t/as in tea
    • /iː/as in see
    • /k/as in cat

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Tip. Stress TEEK: krih-TEEK. Not the same as critic. The que is a plain k.

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    Common critique pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say krih-TEEK.

    • NotKRIT-ik

      Saying critic. Critique ends with a long EEK and has the stress there.

    • NotKRIH-teek

      Stressing the first syllable. The stress is on TEEK.

    • Notkrih-TEE-kwuh

      Saying the ue as an extra sound. The word ends on k.

    Critique in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • I asked my teacher for a critique of my essay.

    • Her critique of the film was fair.

    • Please critique my draft before Friday.

    How is critique different from critic?

    The stress is the key. Critic is KRIT-ik, with the stress first and a short i at the end. Critique is krih-TEEK, with the stress on the end and a long ee.

    Critique is French, from Latin critica, the feminine of criticus, critical. The que ending is a French spelling for k, as in unique and boutique, and English says it as a long ee plus k.

    The word is both a noun, a critique of the plan, and a verb, to critique a report. Both are said krih-TEEK. Think of it as rhyming with weak and speak, and put the weight on the end.

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