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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “evoke”

“evoke” is pronounced /ɪˈvoʊk/ (i-VOHK) in American English and /ɪvəʊk/ in British English, and /iˈvoʊk/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “voʊk”.
The sound

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evoke

/ɪˈvoʊk/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪvəʊk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. ɪɪ
  2. voʊkvoʊkstress
IPA (American)
/ɪˈvoʊk/
IPA (British)
/ɪvəʊk/
Also accepted
/iˈvoʊk/
Respelling
i-VOHK
Syllables
2 — ɪ-VOƱK
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪ-VOƱK. “voʊk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɪˈvoʊk/

British

/ɪvəʊk/

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Meaning

What “evoke” means

  1. verb

    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

    “arouse pity”

  2. verb

    evoke or provoke to appear or occur

    “Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple”

  3. verb

    deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

    “We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”

Say it in a sentence

“That song can evoke an entire summer in three notes.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort ivvoʊlong okk

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Questions

“evoke”, answered

How do you pronounce “evoke”?

“evoke” is pronounced /ɪˈvoʊk/ (i-VOHK) in American English and /ɪvəʊk/ in British English, and /iˈvoʊk/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “voʊk”. Build it as ɪ-VOƱK, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “evoke” have?

2: ɪ · voʊk. The beat lands on the second, “voʊk”.

Is “evoke” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɪˈvoʊk/ (i-VOHK); British English says /ɪvəʊk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “evoke” mean?

As a verb: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) For example: “arouse pity” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “evoke”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪ-VOƱK. “voʊk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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