How do native speakers pronounce "risked"

i empathize with you. English consonant clusters are a bane to non-native speakers.

The ‘ast’ and ‘rist’ pronunciations are a feature of the American accent called elision. Often when you have groups of 3 or more consonants there is a sound that is omitted (especially in casual, everyday speech) to make the consonant cluster easy to say. The omitted sound is a simplification and will often be a T, a K, or a P. It can also happen when connecting one word to the next. People saying it’s just incorrect or related to certain ethnic groups have probably not been exposed to American accent training.

Ris'k't The k is pronounced in the US at least. It is a soft kt sound. If some body said wrist it would not sound correct. Also, in ask, the k is pronounced the same. It's very soft. I can't think of any time I've ever heard ast. What you might hear is axed. That pronunciation is more prevalent in the African American community and there is an actual linguistic reason for that transition but I can't remember what it's called offhand. You could google ask vs axe for more information on it.

I say “askt” and “riskt”

I’m Canadian and I’ve never heard anyone say asked as “ast,” I think you might be mishearing. Everyone I know says the -ed sound as a t, so like “askt” or “riskt.”

This is a tricky consonant cluster, and it’s not uncommon for the “k” in the middle to become faint or even silent when speaking quickly. It’s usually so obvious from the context that it never causes confusion, and natives are liable not to notice that it’s gone missing.

I would bet money that if you said “I wouldn’t have *wrist* it myself” quickly and confidently, 99% of native speakers wouldn’t notice anything wrong with it.

If I'm pronouncing the word in isolation, the s, the k, and the t are distinct consonants with no vowel in between any of them. That's how I pronounce asked as well. The k does get reduced in quick speech. I wouldn't be surprised if some accents eliminate it completely. But in a general American accent, it's there.  If you can't pronounce -skt, you can probably get away with using -st instead as long as a listener is familiar with your accent in general and there's some context to tell what word you mean.  But if you can learn the actual sound, that's even better. 

It's [rɪskt]. The "i" is pronounced like the "i" in "kit", and the "sk" is pronounced like the "sk" in "sky". No, "risked" isn't pronounced as "wrist".

Riskt. That last cluster is uncomfortable to pronounce as a native speaker too.

The K is always there in full force as a k, but the "ed" is usually shorted to a "t" sound, in "asked," "risked," and any other word ending in "sked."

(I believe!) it has what's called a glottal stop, where a tiny pause or gap is inserted to break up or distinguish syllables. It's obviously not pronounced ris-ked, but rather risk\[short pause\]d. That pause cuts the k sound short, and for some speakers/listeners, it may not be audible at all.

I think I do sometimes, same with asked as "ast", but I often also hit a really quick k-like noise, maybe it's a glottal stop. According to wiktionary this is one pronunciation: æsk̚t, so that diacritic over the k must represent the noise I do. I think it's fine if you do pronounce them ast and wrist, just don't say them as confidentially as those words, like hesitate over where the k should be to indicate you're acknowledging that sound somehow

Yes, when speaking quickly people will skip over the k in both words

"Asked" routinely gets shortened to "ast" or "ax," but "risked" needs at least two syllables. Native speakers tend to overemphasize that last part to differentiate it from present tense "risk." The first is easy, "RISS" or "RISK," but the sound that follows is more like a percussive effect than a vocalization, and it has two separate components swiftly joined together. Think of it as k-tuh. I dug up an example that might help, the 1966 Batman movie, where Robin says it clearly: [https://youtu.be/rIpMaafeuC4?si=c6hAH9rYwb27rPYm&t=44](https://youtu.be/rIpMaafeuC4?si=c6hAH9rYwb27rPYm&t=44) RISS-k-tuh. (Movies from before the 1970s can often be a good source of pronunciation because the actors were still delivering their lines like they were giving a theater performance, loudly and clearly. Later movies, particular movies recently, have actors talk in a low and quiet voice, which ends up far less distinct. If you can't understand Bane in The Dark Knight, don't worry, plenty of native speakers barely understood him either.)

You’re just mishearing people. Asked is never pronounced like that and neither is risked. The K is always pronounced, although some dialects mistakenly flip the S and K in asked (pronounced more like axed).

Interesting. Native English speaker in Colorado USA. I definitely say it like "wrist".

With difficulty now I'm trying pay conscious attention to it haha

This is a very useful site: https://youglish.com/pronounce/Risked/english/us

I'm from Southern US & lean more toward 'rist' & 'ast'. I'm making the 'k' sound softly & in the back of my throat; it may not be heard easily. I also say 'buh-un' rather than 'but-ton', so maybe it's regional?

I pronounce it kind of like risk/kt. I have a Pacific Northwest accent. https://voca.ro/1aDrCUhOgseI

9 times out of 10 I’m speaking so fluidly that it just sounds like “risk” Example: “I never risk my life for that job” Basically speaking so fast that even if I pronounced the -ed you probably wouldn’t hear it or notice it.

Very tricky words to pronounce. Even for English people if we’re tired. Rissk-d. Assk-d. The d at the end is usually pronounced somewhat separately at least in British English

Riskt is the best way to describe it. Rrr-ih-ss-kt. Kinda hard to type it and make it make sense, but that's how. "Risk it" and "Biscuit" sound very similar id that helps at all.

not fully related, but as a native speaker whenever i say tasks i feel like i’m making a mistake. when there’s a consonant after an sk sound it’s so hard.

Usually, all three consonants are pronounced in one /skt/ cluster, especially if you’re speaking slowly or deliberately. In fast speech, the /k/ is often weakened to the point that a listener might not necessarily be able to hear it, but the speaker is usually still making the articulatory gestures for it. If you have a really hard time with /skt/, you can get away with /st/ and be understood just fine, but especially in slower or more deliberate speech some people may notice.

Risk-t. The k is audible.

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I've noticed people add a little ь to the k to make it blend better and the t doesn't sound quitе like a "t" but my tongue is there. so it's really riskь't which is easier to say. Also, some people say "axed" instead of asked. For "wrist" I usually say "wris'tь" and a rare few will say "wristesses" in the plural. Certain combos of t, s, and the lend themselves to irregularity.

\> Do you pronounce "risked" as "wrist"? Yes. A lot of Brits do.

why are people saying “rist” lol

Asked is often pronounced as *axt or (akst)* — this is African-American vernacular. The official phrase for these alternate pronunciations is African American Vernacular English (AAVE). This is also called ‘ebonics’. I’m sure ‘ast’ would work, too.

Wrist rhymes with cyst and mist. It also rhymes with *kissed, pissed, dissed* - the ‘d’ sounds like a ‘t’ and the ‘e’ is silent. It’s similar to ‘risked’ but it does not have the ‘k’ sound. Risked rhymes with *frisked and whisked* - it’s one syllable with the short *i* sound, as in ‘wrist’. So it’s similar, but the ending has the k sound before the t. Risked *is not* two syllables as in the alternative pronunciation (second examples) of “blessed = blest” or “bles’ sid” and “learned = “learnd” or “lear ned’.”

I never skip the ‘k’ sound in ‘risked’ as many are saying they do. I always enunciate, no matter how fast I speak. Maybe this is why I’m not a rapper or an auctioneer. Haha

Never make "ast" your goal. It's wrong, as is risked pronounced "wrist."

Wrisksed

Risk't'

Say “cuh” then say “tuh”. Smush them together and say “cu-tuh” a few times. Now take out the vowel sounds, so that you are only annunciation the “c” and “t” sounds in rapid succession. Once you get that down, slap that consonant cluster after “ris” (pronounced more like “riss”)

I think because “ask” is so much more common than “risk,” in fast speech we do sometimes fully delete the k in “asked,” and make it “ast.” However I’m not sure we do the same thing for “risked.” The k does get reduced, to the point that it may be unreleased, but it’s not fully deleted like in “asked.” This may also be because “ast” isn’t a word, so there’s no confusion, but “wrist” is, so that could cause some confusion. In careful speech, both k’s are present It’s worth noting that the sound combination /sk/ at the end of a syllable is relatively rare in English

riskt

Ris-keh-tuh

The k and the t (spelled -ed here) are merged into a single sound. Some people might seem to drop the k, especially when speaking quickly, but actually it is merged with the t to make something slightly different. K and t are called plosive sounds. A plosive has two parts: First it interrupts the sound before it, then it releases the new sound of its own. So when you say "risk," first you interrupt the s by pressing the middle of your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then you release the k by forcing air past your tongue. T does the same thing, but with the tip of the tongue just behind the teeth. The trick with "risked" is to interrupt the s as if you're going to make the k sound, but then don't finish the k. Instead, shift your tongue and finish with the t sound. You can practice this with other words: ask, pick, pack, walk, park. Other consonant clusters do this too: Captain, capture, picture. This almost always happens in English when a plosive is followed by another consonant.

I really don’t think the S-K-T is difficult and I haven’t heard people have trouble with it. Yes, it’s three consonants in succession, but they flow together. Unlike, say, “ghosts.”

Riskt

The people pronouncing "asked" as "ast" are mispronouncing it.

ris'k't i would never say "rist", any native speaker who says that probably has a speech impediment if you can't put the K and T together, try putting the T into the next word. "I risked everything" -> "I Risk Teverything" "They risked it all" -> "They Risk Tadall"

Risked as 'riskt' Never heard Asked as ast. However, there are people who pronounce ask as aks. One of those things that's just become quite normal, like people calling \* an 'Asterix' when it's 'asterisk'

Neither of those are correct (British English). The -ed is usually pronounced as -t, though. So, “ask-t” and “risk-t”. I’m not sure I would understand someone if they pronounced risked that way.