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Sound by Sound American English Phonetic Pronunciation of the word 'Schwenke'

Practicing the sound by sound pronunciation table of the word 'Schwenke' will help you improve your spoken American English.

#2: /ʃ/
TongueThe tongue raises a bit in the middle. It does not touch the roof of the mouth. It presses against the inside corner of the top teeth. The front part of the tongue comes down not touching anything in the mouth.
LipsThe corners of the lips are in. The rest of the lips flare.
TeethThe teeth are together.
AirAir passes through the mouth.
Vocal ChordsThe vocal cords do not vibrate.
#3: /w/
TongueThe back of the tongue reaches up high in the back. It does not touch the soft palate. The front part of the tongue remains forward. It touches the bottom front teeth.
LipsThe lips form a rounded shape. They move away from the face.
Vocal ChordsThe vocal cords vibrate.
#4: /ɛ/
TongueThe tongue tip touches the back of the bottom front teeth. The middle part of the tongue arches up towards the roof of the mouth.
JawThe jaw drops.
Vocal ChordsThe vocal cords vibrate.
#5: /ŋ/
TongueThe back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate. The front part of the tongue touches the bottom front teeth.
LipsThere is a separation between the lips.
TeethThere is a separation between the teeth.
AirAir passes through the vocal cords to make the sound.
Vocal ChordsThe vocal cords vibrate.
#6: /k/
TongueThe back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate, cutting off the air. The tongue pulls away and the air flows.
LipsThe lips position to adjust the sound that comes next.
AirAir passes through the mouth. First, the air stops. Then, it flows.
Vocal ChordsThe vocal cords do not vibrate.

Examples of sentences with the word 'schwenke'

After a long and tiring day, nothing beats a good schwenke dance to lift your spirits!

Try this Exciting 'schwenke' Tongue Twister Challenge

Schwenke had a schnitzel that she wanted to schmooze, so she schmaltzed around and schmooched it with a schmear of schlocky sauce. The schmear was so schmaltzy, it made the schnitzel schmooshy and Schwenke had to schlep it to the sink to schvitz it off. But even then, the schmear left a schmatta on the schnitzel that she had to schmooze off with a schtick.

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10 American English Words Similar to 'schwenke'

schwemm
schwemmer
schwendeman
schwenk
schwenker
schwenn
schwent
schweppe
schweppes
schwer

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