How to pronounce “coffee”
Say “coffee” in 2 beats
coffee
/ˈkɑfi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒfi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- cofkɑstress
- feefi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɑfi/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒfi/
- Also accepted
- /ˈkɔfi/
- Respelling
- KAH-fee
- Syllables
- 2 — COF-fee
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: COF-fee. “cof” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɑfi/
/kɒfi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “coffee” means
- noun
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
“he ordered a cup of coffee”
- noun
any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
- noun
a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
Say it in a sentence
“She drinks a cup of coffee before her morning walk.”“coffee”, answered
How do you pronounce “coffee”?
“coffee” is pronounced /ˈkɑfi/ (KAH-fee) in American English and /kɒfi/ in British English, and /ˈkɔfi/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “cof”. Build it as COF-fee, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “coffee” have?
2: cof · fee. The beat lands on the first, “cof”.
Is “coffee” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɑfi/ (KAH-fee); British English says /kɒfi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “coffee” mean?
As a noun: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans For example: “he ordered a cup of coffee” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “coffee”?
Stress the first syllable: COF-fee. “cof” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “coffee” and see every sound
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