How to pronounce knee
knee
/niː/
1 syllable
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The k at the start is silent: the word begins with /n/.
Knee, sound by sound
| /n/as in no | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth, air through the nose. |
| /iː/as in sheep | A long, tense “ee”; lips spread as in a smile. |
In a sentence
I like to wear my skirts knee length.
Words that rhyme with knee
More words with the /iː/ sound
- jeanne/dʒiːn/
- february/ˈfebjəweri/
- focaccia/fəʊˈkɑːtʃiːə/
- charcuterie/ˈʃɑːrkʊtriː/
- zebra/ˈziːbrə/
- hermes/ˈhɜːmiːz/
- xerxes/ˈzɜːksiːz/
- hyperbole/haɪˈpɜːbəliː/
- stephen/ˈstiːvən/
- yves/iːv/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce knee?
Knee is pronounced /niː/ in American English.
How many syllables are in knee?
Knee has 1 syllable.
What rhymes with knee?
quay, leigh, ghee, marie, rsvp.
Is there a silent or unusual letter in knee?
The k at the start is silent: the word begins with /n/.