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How to pronounce nooks

Say it like NUUKS. Nooks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/nʊks/NUUKS
UK British/nʊks/NUUKS
  • NUUKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Nooks pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. NUUKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in book.

American vs British pronunciation of nooks

American and British speakers say nooks in essentially the same way: /nʊks/ in the US and /nʊks/ in the UK.

British respelling: NUUKS.

What does nooks mean?

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

Questions about saying nooks

How do you pronounce nooks?

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

How many syllables are in nooks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say nooks the same way?

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

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