How To Pronounce Cooker
cooker
In British English, cooker is pronounced /ˈkʊk.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷʊk.əʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkʊk.ɚ/.
Cooker has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Cooker has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Cooker
How do you pronounce cooker in British English?
In British English, cooker is pronounced /ˈkʊk.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷʊk.əʴ].
How do you pronounce cooker in American English?
In American English, cooker is pronounced /ˈkʊk.ɚ/.
How many syllables are in cooker?
Cooker has two syllables, /kʊk/ + /ə/.
Where is the stress in cooker?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kʊk/.
Do British and American English pronounce cooker the same way?
No. British English has /ˈkʊk.ə/ and American English has /ˈkʊk.ɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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