How to Pronounce "stake"

word

/ˈsteɪk/

stayk

/stˈeɪk/

stayk

Definition

A stake can be money or something valuable that you risk in a game or contest. It can also mean an interest or share in something, or a pointed piece of wood or metal fixed in the ground.

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈsteɪk/

British English

/stˈeɪk/

Simplified Pronunciation

stayk

Listen in Context

He put fifty dollars at stake in the card game.

She has a stake in the family business.

We used a wooden stake to hold the plant up.

There’s a lot at stake if this deal falls through.