How To Pronounce Choke

choke

Phonemic

/tʃəʊk/

Phonetic

[tʃəʊk̚]

Phonemic

/tʃoʊk/

In British English, choke is pronounced /tʃəʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃəʊk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃoʊk/.

Choke has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

tʃəʊk

Choke has one syllable in British English.

choke + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/tʃəʊks/

/tʃoʊks/

choke + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/tʃəʊkt/

/tʃoʊkt/

choke + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈtʃəʊ.kɪŋ/

/ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Choke

Questions About Choke

How do you pronounce choke in British English?

In British English, choke is pronounced /tʃəʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃəʊk̚].

How do you pronounce choke in American English?

In American English, choke is pronounced /tʃoʊk/.

Do British and American English pronounce choke the same way?

No. British English has /tʃəʊk/ and American English has /tʃoʊk/.

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