How to pronounce oak
oak
/əʊk/
1 syllable
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Oak, sound by sound
| /əʊ/as in go | Glide from “o” to “oo”. Not a single flat “o”. |
| /k/as in cat | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
In a sentence
"What kind of wood is that?" "It's oak."
Words that rhyme with oak
More words with the /əʊ/ sound
- beau/bəʊ/
- jose/həʊˈzeɪ/
- focaccia/fəʊˈkɑːtʃiːə/
- joan/dʒəʊn/
- pedagogy/ˈpedəgəʊdʒi/
- hello/həˈləʊ/
- jalapeno/hæləˈpiːnjəʊ/
- yosemite/jəʊˈsemɪti/
- volkswagen/ˈvəʊlkswægən/
- chipotle/tʃɪˈpəʊtliː/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce oak?
Oak is pronounced /əʊk/ in American English.
How many syllables are in oak?
Oak has 1 syllable.