How To Pronounce Yoke

yoke

Phonemic

/jəʊk/

Phonetic

[jəʊk̚]

Phonemic

/joʊk/

In British English, yoke is pronounced /jəʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jəʊk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /joʊk/.

Yoke 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

jəʊk

Yoke has one syllable in British English.

yoke + -s

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

/jəʊks/

/joʊks/

Words That Rhyme With Yoke

Questions About Yoke

How do you pronounce yoke in British English?

In British English, yoke is pronounced /jəʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jəʊk̚].

How do you pronounce yoke in American English?

In American English, yoke is pronounced /joʊk/.

Do British and American English pronounce yoke the same way?

No. British English has /jəʊk/ and American English has /joʊk/.

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