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How to pronounce snork

Say it like SNORK. Snork is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/snɔrk/SNORK
UK British/snɔːk/SNAWK
  • SNORK
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Snork pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SNORKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

American vs British pronunciation of snork

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: SNAWK.

What does snork mean?

verb
  1. To snort, grunt; breathe or inhale noisily.
  2. To eat quickly or voraciously

Where does snork come from?

From Dutch snorken or Middle Low German snorken, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *fnoʀukōn (“to snore, snort”).

Words that rhyme with snork

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Questions about saying snork

How do you pronounce snork?

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

How many syllables are in snork?

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

Is snork pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /snɔːk/ (SNAWK).

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