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How to pronounce Oreo

Say it like OR-ee-oh. Oreo has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (OR).

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US American/ˈɔrioʊ/OR-ee-oh
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • OR
  • ee
  • oh
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Oreo pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. ORSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  3. ohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.

What does Oreo mean?

noun
  1. A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme filling.

Words that rhyme with Oreo

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of Oreo.

Questions about saying Oreo

How do you pronounce Oreo?

Say OR-ee-oh. The American pronunciation is /ˈɔrioʊ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in Oreo?

Oreo has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (OR). Broken into parts: OR · ee · oh.

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