How to pronounce “conch”
Say “conch” in one beat
conch
/kɑŋk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒŋk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conchkɑŋk
- IPA (American)
- /kɑŋk/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒŋk/
- Also accepted
- /kɑntʃ/
- Respelling
- KONK
- Syllables
- 1 — conch
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kɑŋk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/kɑŋk/
/kɒŋk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Also accepted
/kɑntʃ/Where “conch” goes wrong
- Often heard
“KONCH”
the ch is a hard k: KONK
What “conch” means
- noun
any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
Say it in a sentence
“A conch shell sat on the windowsill of the beach house.”“conch”, answered
How do you pronounce “conch”?
“conch” is pronounced /kɑŋk/ (KONK) in American English and /kɒŋk/ in British English, and /kɑntʃ/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /kɑŋk/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “conch” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /kɑŋk/ — a single beat.
Is “conch” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kɑŋk/ (KONK); British English says /kɒŋk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “conch” mean?
As a noun: any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip For example: “A conch shell sat on the windowsill of the beach house.”
Where is the stress in “conch”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kɑŋk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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