How To Pronounce Cookie

cookie

UK
Phonemic
/ˈkʊk.i/
Phonetic
[ˈkʰʷʊk.i]
US
Phonemic
/ˈkʊk.i/

In British English, cookie is pronounced /ˈkʊk.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷʊk.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkʊk.i/.

Cookie has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

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

kʊki

Cookie 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.

cookie + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈkʊk.iz/
US
/ˈkʊk.iz/

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Questions About Cookie

How do you pronounce cookie in British English?

In British English, cookie is pronounced /ˈkʊk.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷʊk.i].

How do you pronounce cookie in American English?

In American English, cookie is pronounced /ˈkʊk.i/.

How many syllables are in cookie?

Cookie has two syllables, /kʊk/ + /i/.

Where is the stress in cookie?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /kʊk/.

Do British and American English pronounce cookie the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈkʊk.i/.

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