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How to pronounce blokes

Say it like BLOHKS. Blokes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/bloʊks/BLOHKS
UK British/bləʊks/BLOHKS
  • BLOHKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Blokes pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BLOHKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of blokes

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: BLOHKS.

What does blokes mean?

noun
  1. plural of bloke How to pronounce bloke

Words that rhyme with blokes

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of blokes.

Questions about saying blokes

How do you pronounce blokes?

Say BLOHKS. The American pronunciation is /bloʊks/. In British English it is /bləʊks/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in blokes?

Blokes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BLOHKS.

Is blokes pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /bləʊks/ (BLOHKS).

Pronunciation from CMUdict and Britfone; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).