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'''K''' = '''Kây''' ''person'' | '''K''' = '''Kây''' ''person'' | ||
'''[[Kabul|Kàbul]]''' | '''[[Kabul|Kàbul]]''' *Kàbl, though some say Kabùl | ||
'''[[Kadima|Kadìma]] | '''[[Kadima|Kadìma]] | ||
[[Franz Kafka|'''Kafkaésque''']] *Káfkə-ésk: there may be a glottal stop before '''é | [[Franz Kafka|'''Kafkaésque''']] *Káfkə-ésk: there may be a glottal stop before '''é | ||
'''Kaîser''' ''Germany'' = '''Kaîzer''' ''South Africa | |||
'''Kaláshnikov''' -óff | |||
'''kamikàzê | '''kamikàzê | ||
'''kâolin | '''Kándy''' ''Sri Lanka'' = '''cándy''' ''sweets | ||
'''Kâne''' ''Citizen'' = '''câne''' = '''Câne''' = '''Câin''' ''Abel'' | |||
'''kâolin''' *kâyəlin | |||
'''kapùt''' unlike German 'kaputt' | '''kapùt''' unlike German 'kaputt' | ||
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'''karaôkê''' *kariôkêy, *cárry-ôkie | '''karaôkê''' *kariôkêy, *cárry-ôkie | ||
'''Káren' | '''Káren''' | ||
''' | '''Kàrín''' ''Giannone | ||
'''kàrma | '''kàrma | ||
'''Kashmìr''' ''Asia'' = '''cashmêre''' ''wool'' | '''Kashmìr''' ''Asia'' = '''cashmêre''' ''wool'', though for many who live there or close, the '''a''' is a schwa, *Kəshmìr | ||
'''Kathmandû''' | '''Kathmandû''' *Cát-mán-do | ||
'''Kátz''' ''person'' = '''cáts''' ''cat'' | '''Kátz''' ''person'' = '''cáts''' ''cat'' | ||
'''kebáb | '''Kâylêigh McEnany''' *Kâly Mácanény | ||
'''Keànu''' *Kê-ànû | |||
'''[[Martha Kearney|Keàrney]]''' ''Martha'' = '''[[Harry Carney|Càrney]]''' | |||
''Harry'' | |||
'''kebáb''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''cabál | |||
'''kêen''' ''interested, sharp'' = '''Kêane''' = '''Kêene''' ''persons | '''kêen''' ''interested, sharp'' = '''Kêane''' = '''Kêene''' ''persons | ||
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'''Kêith | '''Kêith | ||
'''Kéllaway''' | |||
'''Kélso | '''Kélso | ||
''' | '''kélvin''' ''temperature'' = '''Kélvin''' ''person | ||
'''kërnel''' ''centre'' = '''colonel''' ''army'' | '''Kénilworth''' | ||
'''kénnel''' | |||
'''Kénneth | |||
'''Kénya''' (also "Kênya" until the 1960s) | |||
'''kërb''' BrE ''street'' = '''cürb''' ''lessen, street'' | |||
'''kërnel''' ''centre'' BrE = '''colonel''' ''army'' | |||
'''kérosêne''' or '''kérosìne | '''kérosêne''' or '''kérosìne | ||
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[[Kew Gardens|'''Keŵ''' ''Gardens'']] = '''queûe''' ''line'' = '''cûe''' ''theatre, billiards'' | [[Kew Gardens|'''Keŵ''' ''Gardens'']] = '''queûe''' ''line'' = '''cûe''' ''theatre, billiards'' | ||
'''kêy''' ''door'' = '''quaỳ''' ''port'' | '''kêy''' ''door'' = '''quaỳ''' ''port'' = '''Kêe''' ''person | ||
'''kêyboard''' one word, cf. '''sêaboard | '''kêyboard''' one word, cf. '''sêaboard | ||
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'''Kèynsham | '''Kèynsham | ||
'''Kézia Dúgdale''' | |||
'''Khachatûrian''' *Kachachûrian | '''Khachatûrian''' *Kachachûrian | ||
'''khàkì''' | '''khàkì''', either syllable stressed | ||
'''Khamenèì''' -nâ-êe | |||
'''Khartoûm''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''cartoôn''' | |||
'''Khmér''' K(ə)m- | |||
'''Khomèini | |||
'''Khrùshchev''' *Khroòsh-chóff is the closest to the Russian Хрущёв, and was the contemporary BBC pronunciation, though usually with initial stress | |||
'''kibbùtz | |||
'''kíd''' ''child, goat'' = '''Kídd''' = '''Kýdd | |||
'''kídnáp''' | |||
''' | '''Kìév''' or *Kìéff or like Ukrainian (and as seen on [[Euronews]]) '''''Kỳív''''' | ||
''' | '''Kilinóchchi''': only one '''ch''' pronounced | ||
'''kìlo | '''kìlo | ||
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'''Kíngsley''' cf. '''Mackínley | '''Kíngsley''' cf. '''Mackínley | ||
''' | '''Kinshàsa''' -ssə | ||
'''Kirkcåldy | |||
'''Kirkûdbrìght''' *Kəkûbry | |||
'''[[Kiribati|Kíribati]]''' *Kíribàs (rendition of '''Gílberts''') | '''[[Kiribati|Kíribati]]''' *Kíribàs (rendition of '''Gílberts''') | ||
'''kítsch''' *kítch | '''kítsch''' *kítch | ||
'''Klán''' ''Ku Klux'' = '''clán''' | |||
'''Kleîn''' = '''Clîne | '''Kleîn''' = '''Clîne | ||
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'''knêel''' ''down'' = '''Nêil''', etc. ''persons | '''knêel''' ''down'' = '''Nêil''', etc. ''persons | ||
'''Knésset''' | '''Knésset''', '''K''' sounded | ||
'''kneŵ''' ''know'' = '''neŵ''' ''fresh | '''kneŵ''' ''know'' = '''neŵ''' ''fresh | ||
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'''knîght''' ''chess, Sir'' *nîte = '''Knîght''' ''person'' = '''nîght''' ''dark | '''knîght''' ''chess, Sir'' *nîte = '''Knîght''' ''person'' = '''nîght''' ''dark | ||
'''Knîghtley''' = '''nîghtly | |||
'''knít''' ''wool'' = '''nít''' ''creature, fool | '''knít''' ''wool'' = '''nít''' ''creature, fool | ||
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'''knôw-nothing''' ''adjective'' one word | '''knôw-nothing''' ''adjective'' one word | ||
'''knówledge''' *nólij | '''knówledge''' *nólij rhymes with '''cóllege''' | ||
'''knówledgeable''' *nólijəbl | |||
'''knôwn''' cf. '''nòne | '''knôwn''' cf. '''nòne | ||
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'''knôws''' ''know'' = '''nôse''' ''face | '''knôws''' ''know'' = '''nôse''' ''face | ||
'''Knóx''' ''person'' = '''knócks''' ''knock'', '''n'''- | '''Knóx''' ''person'' = '''knócks''' ''knock'', '''n'''-; cf. '''nóxious''' *nókshəss | ||
'''koàla''', cf. '''Kuàla Lùmpur''' | |||
'''Kôch''' ''Industries'' = '''côke''' ''fuel'' = '''Côke''' ''Cola'' | |||
'''[[Arthur Koestler|Köestler]]''', first syllable = BrE '''cürse | |||
'''Kolkàta''' = '''Calcútta''' ''old spelling'' (presumably the change is an attempt to stop people pronouncing it '''Cál''' instead of '''cåll''') | |||
'''koòky''' ''eccentric'' = '''coòkie''' ''cake | '''koòky''' ''eccentric'' = '''coòkie''' ''cake | ||
'''kŏra''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''chŏral | |||
'''Koràn''' | '''Koràn''' | ||
'''Koránic''' | |||
'''Korêa''' ''peninsula'' = BrE '''carêer''' ''job, fast | '''Korêa''' ''peninsula'' = BrE '''carêer''' ''job, fast | ||
'''Korêan''' | |||
'''kôsher''' | |||
'''Kósovô''' BrE; AmE '''Kôsovô''', both -ss- | '''Kósovô''' BrE; AmE '''Kôsovô''', both -ss- | ||
'''kowtòw''' *kòw-tòw | '''kowtòw''' *kòw-tòw | ||
'''Krāft''' ''person'' = '''crāft''' ''skill | |||
'''Krakatôa''' | |||
'''Krákow, Krácow, Crácow''' *Cráckóff | |||
'''kràùtróck''' *cròutróck, not capitalised | '''kràùtróck''' *cròutróck, not capitalised | ||
'''Kuàla Lùmpur''', cf. '''koàla''' | |||
'''Kuîper bélt''' Kî- | |||
'''kúmquat''' BrE -qùat, AmE -quàt, -quåt | |||
'''Kürt''' ''person'' = '''cürt''' ''abrupt | '''Kürt''' ''person'' = '''cürt''' ''abrupt | ||
'''Kuwâit | '''Kuwâit | ||
'''Kwóuk''' ''Burt'' *Kwók | |||
'''Kÿrgýz''', '''Kyrgyzstān''' ('''Kýr'''- has mostly regularised to '''Kÿr'''-) | '''Kÿrgýz''', '''Kyrgyzstān''' ('''Kýr'''- has mostly regularised to '''Kÿr'''-) | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Kyro '''Caîro | <nowiki>*</nowiki>Kyro '''Caîro |
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with K. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.
For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]
K = Kây person
Kàbul *Kàbl, though some say Kabùl
Kafkaésque *Káfkə-ésk: there may be a glottal stop before é
Kaîser Germany = Kaîzer South Africa
Kaláshnikov -óff
kamikàzê
Kándy Sri Lanka = cándy sweets
Kâne Citizen = câne = Câne = Câin Abel
kâolin *kâyəlin
kapùt unlike German 'kaputt'
Káradzic *Káradjitch
karaôkê *kariôkêy, *cárry-ôkie
Káren
Kàrín Giannone
kàrma
Kashmìr Asia = cashmêre wool, though for many who live there or close, the a is a schwa, *Kəshmìr
Kathmandû *Cát-mán-do
Kátz person = cáts cat
Kâylêigh McEnany *Kâly Mácanény
Keànu *Kê-ànû
kebáb makes a minimal pair with cabál
kêen interested, sharp = Kêane = Kêene persons
Kêighley *Kêithley
Kêith
Kéllaway
Kélso
kélvin temperature = Kélvin person
Kénilworth
kénnel
Kénneth
Kénya (also "Kênya" until the 1960s)
kërb BrE street = cürb lessen, street
kërnel centre BrE = colonel army
kérosêne or kérosìne
Kërr person = cür dog
Kérry cf. Cãry = Cãrey (minimal pair)
késtrel
kétchup
kéttle water cf. cáttle farm (minimal pair)
Keŵ Gardens = queûe line = cûe theatre, billiards
kêy door = quaỳ port = Kêe person
kêyboard one word, cf. sêaboard
Kèynes John Maynard = cânes
Kêynes Milton = kêens
Kèynsham
Kézia Dúgdale
Khachatûrian *Kachachûrian
khàkì, either syllable stressed
Khamenèì -nâ-êe
Khartoûm makes a minimal pair with cartoôn
Khmér K(ə)m-
Khomèini
Khrùshchev *Khroòsh-chóff is the closest to the Russian Хрущёв, and was the contemporary BBC pronunciation, though usually with initial stress
kibbùtz
kíd child, goat = Kídd = Kýdd
kídnáp
Kìév or *Kìéff or like Ukrainian (and as seen on Euronews) Kỳív
Kilinóchchi: only one ch pronounced
kìlo
kílomêtre or kilómetre; AmE -er
kînd
kíndred -dríd
kíngly
Kíngsley cf. Mackínley
Kinshàsa -ssə
Kirkcåldy
Kirkûdbrìght *Kəkûbry
Kíribati *Kíribàs (rendition of Gílberts)
kítsch *kítch
Klán Ku Klux = clán
Kleîn = Clîne
kn- n-
knâve cad, cards = nâve church
knêad dough = nêed necessary = knêed knee
knêejerk one word, n-
knêel down = Nêil, etc. persons
Knésset, K sounded
kneŵ know = neŵ fresh
kníck-knáck cf. Níck
knîght chess, Sir *nîte = Knîght person = nîght dark
Knîghtley = nîghtly
knít wool = nít creature, fool
knóck *nóck, cf. noòk
knót tie = nót no = Knótt person
knôw acquaint = nô negative
knôw-hòw knowledge is hyphenated = nôhòw anyhow
knôw-nothing adjective one word
knówledge *nólij rhymes with cóllege
knówledgeable *nólijəbl
knôwn cf. nòne
knôws know = nôse face
Knóx person = knócks knock, n-; cf. nóxious *nókshəss
koàla, cf. Kuàla Lùmpur
Kôch Industries = côke fuel = Côke Cola
Köestler, first syllable = BrE cürse
Kolkàta = Calcútta old spelling (presumably the change is an attempt to stop people pronouncing it Cál instead of cåll)
koòky eccentric = coòkie cake
kŏra makes a minimal pair with chŏral
Koràn
Koránic
Korêa peninsula = BrE carêer job, fast
Korêan
kôsher
Kósovô BrE; AmE Kôsovô, both -ss-
kowtòw *kòw-tòw
Krāft person = crāft skill
Krakatôa
Krákow, Krácow, Crácow *Cráckóff
kràùtróck *cròutróck, not capitalised
Kuàla Lùmpur, cf. koàla
Kuîper bélt Kî-
kúmquat BrE -qùat, AmE -quàt, -quåt
Kürt person = cürt abrupt
Kuwâit
Kwóuk Burt *Kwók
Kÿrgýz, Kyrgyzstān (Kýr- has mostly regularised to Kÿr-)
*Kyro Caîro