How to pronounce “bouquet”
Say “bouquet” in 2 beats
bouquet
/boʊˈkeɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /buːˈkeɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- bouqboʊ
- uetkeɪstress
- IPA (American)
- /boʊˈkeɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /buːˈkeɪ/
- Respelling
- boh-KAY
- Syllables
- 2 — bouq-UET
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: bouq-UET. “uet” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/boʊˈkeɪ/
/buːˈkeɪ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “bouquet” goes wrong
- Often heard
“BOW-kwet”
the qu is a k and the t is silent: boh-KAY
What “bouquet” means
- noun
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
- noun
a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Say it in a sentence
“She carried a small bouquet of wildflowers from her own garden.”“bouquet”, answered
How do you pronounce “bouquet”?
“bouquet” is pronounced /boʊˈkeɪ/ (boh-KAY) in American English and /buːˈkeɪ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “uet”. Build it as bouq-UET, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “bouquet” have?
2: bouq · uet. The beat lands on the second, “uet”.
Is “bouquet” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /boʊˈkeɪ/ (boh-KAY); British English says /buːˈkeɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “bouquet” mean?
As a noun: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present For example: “She carried a small bouquet of wildflowers from her own garden.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “bouquet”?
Stress the second syllable: bouq-UET. “uet” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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