How to pronounce “chocolate”
Say “chocolate” in 2 beats
chocolate
/ˈtʃɔklət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈtʃɒklət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tʃɔtʃɔstress
- klətklət
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtʃɔklət/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈtʃɒklət/
- Respelling
- CHOK-luht
- Syllables
- 2 — TƩƆ-klət
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TƩƆ-klət. “tʃɔ” 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
/ˈtʃɔklət/
/ˈtʃɒklət/
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Where “chocolate” goes wrong
- Often heard
“CHOK-oh-late”
three letters vanish in speech: CHOK-luht
What “chocolate” means
- noun
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
- noun
a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
- noun
a medium brown to dark-brown color
Say it in a sentence
“A square of dark chocolate is all he ever wants after dinner.”“chocolate”, answered
How do you pronounce “chocolate”?
“chocolate” is pronounced /ˈtʃɔklət/ (CHOK-luht) in American English and /ˈtʃɒklət/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tʃɔ”. Build it as TƩƆ-klət, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “chocolate” have?
2: tʃɔ · klət. The beat lands on the first, “tʃɔ”. Read letter by letter it looks like 3 (CHOK-oh-late), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 2.
Is “chocolate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtʃɔklət/ (CHOK-luht); British English says /ˈtʃɒklət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “chocolate” mean?
As a noun: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot For example: “A square of dark chocolate is all he ever wants after dinner.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “chocolate”?
Stress the first syllable: TƩƆ-klət. “tʃɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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