How to speak Speick?

[parapaul]

How is it pronounced? Or how do YOU pronounce it?

Speek?

Spayk?

Spay-ik?

Any other variation? Just curious...

 

[Heespharm]

It's shpike if it's german

 

[ylekot]

Spike

 

[August West]

I just discovered this yesterday. Hit the speaker icon after you open the link here to get an audio pronunciation.

 

[Toothpick]

I just discovered this yesterday. Hit the speaker icon after you open the link here to get an audio pronunciation.

I always pronounced it "speck". sounds more like "spike". if we can trust google.

 

[Snargle]

It's shpike if it's german

+1 It's German and it gets the "sh" sound.

 

[BigJim]

Cool! Now I know. Thanks for posting

 

[jazzguy]

This is how the German woman at Lehr's told me to pronounce it.

It's shpike if it's german

 

[ylekot]

Shpike it is.....I stand corrected!!

 

[mistercitizen]

I always pronounced it like "speck"..... like: "Until the last speck of Speick is gone".

Ben

 

[rockviper]

Here you go.....

 

[August West]

Who says you can't trust google?

 

[Heespharm]

Sounds like they say schpaeike

 

[Icebear]

It's shpike if it's german

"shpike" is close enough .

 

[Useless shaver]

"shpaick"

So to speak... speick... speek...

 

[Jess]

lol...great thread. I've wondered the same thing and have not been pronouncing it correctly.

 

[parapaul]

Shpike, hmm?

I can go with that! Thanks all

 

[nemo]

I always pronounced it like "speck".....

In German, Speck is bacon -- another fine product!

 

[Herr Graf von Carrabas]

Spike

Spike is correct. The lady may sound more like shpike due to her regional accent.