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How to pronounce hokes

Say it like HOHKS. Hokes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/hoʊks/HOHKS
UK British/həʊks/HOHKS
  • HOHKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Hokes pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of hokes

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

British respelling: HOHKS.

What does hokes mean?

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

Words that rhyme with hokes

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Words that sound like hokes

Questions about saying hokes

How do you pronounce hokes?

Say HOHKS. The American pronunciation is /hoʊks/. In British English it is /həʊks/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in hokes?

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

Is hokes 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 /həʊks/ (HOHKS).

What words sound the same as hokes?

Hokes sounds the same as hoax in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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