How to pronounce probe
probe
/prəʊb/
1 syllable
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Probe, sound by sound
| /p/as in pen | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /əʊ/as in go | Glide from “o” to “oo”. Not a single flat “o”. |
| /b/as in bed | A voiced “b”. Do not turn it into “p” at the end of a word. |
In a sentence
Rosetta's probe, Philae, has successfully landed on the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
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Questions and answers
How do you pronounce probe?
Probe is pronounced /prəʊb/ in American English.
How many syllables are in probe?
Probe has 1 syllable.