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How to pronounce chokes

Say it like CHOHKS. Chokes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tʃoʊks/CHOHKS
UK British/tʃəʊks/CHOHKS
  • CHOHKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Chokes pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of chokes

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

British respelling: CHOHKS.

What does chokes mean?

noun
  1. plural of choke How to pronounce choke
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of choke How to pronounce choke

Words that rhyme with chokes

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Questions about saying chokes

How do you pronounce chokes?

Say CHOHKS. The American pronunciation is /tʃoʊks/. In British English it is /tʃəʊks/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in chokes?

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

Is chokes 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 /tʃəʊks/ (CHOHKS).

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