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How to pronounce kooks

Say it like KOOKS. Kooks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kuks/KOOKS
UK British/kuːks/KOOKS
  • KOOKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Kooks pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KOOKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of kooks

American and British speakers say kooks in essentially the same way: /kuks/ in the US and /kuːks/ in the UK.

British respelling: KOOKS.

What does kooks mean?

noun
  1. plural of kook How to pronounce kook

Words that rhyme with kooks

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Questions about saying kooks

How do you pronounce kooks?

Say KOOKS. The American pronunciation is /kuks/. In British English it is /kuːks/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in kooks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say kooks the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /kuks/ and the British form is /kuːks/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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