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How to pronounce stroked

Say it like STROHKT. Stroked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/stroʊkt/STROHKT
UK British/strəʊkt/STROHKT
  • STROHKT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Stroked pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. STROHKTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of stroked

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: STROHKT.

What does stroked mean?

adjective
  1. Having a replacement crankshaft with a longer stroke than normal
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of stroke How to pronounce stroke

Words that rhyme with stroked

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

Questions about saying stroked

How do you pronounce stroked?

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

How many syllables are in stroked?

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

Is stroked pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /strəʊkt/ (STROHKT).

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