IPA Transcription of "jerk" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “jerk” is /ˈd͡ʒɝk/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/d͡ʒɜːk/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈd͡ʒɜːk/

Similar Pronunciations

/d͡ʒik/1

/d͡ʒuk/3

/d͡ʒæk/4

/d͡ʒɝ/1

/d͡ʒɝd/2

/d͡ʒɝki/1

/d͡ʒɝks/1

/d͡ʒɝkt/1

/d͡ʒɝkɝ/1

/d͡ʒɝm/2

Derivations

Items

  • jerkrate of change of acceleration
  • jerkstyle of cooking native to Jamaica
  • Jerk2020 song by Oliver Tree
  • JerkUK television series
  • JerkWikimedia disambiguation page
  • JerkAustralian band
  • Jerkpuppet play
  • Jerk1996 single by Kim Stockwood
  • Jerk1994 studio album by Canadian band hHead

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