How to pronounce hook
Say it like HUUK. Hook is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce hook. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- HUUK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Hook pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HUUKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in book.
American vs British pronunciation of hook
American and British speakers say hook in essentially the same way: /hʊk/ in the US and /hʊk/ in the UK.
British respelling: HUUK.
What does hook mean?
- fasten with a hook
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle“She sat there crocheting all day”
- a catch for locking a door
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- anything that serves as an enticement
Where does hook come from?
Cognate with Scots huke, huik (“hook”), West Frisian and Dutch hoek (“hook, angle, corner”), Low German Hook, Huuk, German Hook (“small cluster of farms”), Faroese høkja (“crutch”), Icelandic hækja (“crutch”), Norn hek (“crutch”), Finnish k
Words that rhyme with hook
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of hook.
Questions about saying hook
How do you pronounce hook?
Say HUUK. The American pronunciation is /hʊk/. In British English it is /hʊk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in hook?
Hook is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HUUK.
Do Americans and Brits say hook the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /hʊk/ and the British form is /hʊk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.