How to pronounce “folk”
Say “folk” in one beat
folk
/foʊk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fəʊk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- folkfoʊk
- IPA (American)
- /foʊk/
- IPA (British)
- /fəʊk/
- Respelling
- FOHK
- Syllables
- 1 — folk
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /foʊk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/foʊk/
/fəʊk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “folk” goes wrong
- Often heard
“FOLK with an l”
the l is silent: it rhymes with woke
What “folk” means
- noun
people in general (often used in the plural)
“they're just country folk”
- noun
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
- noun
people descended from a common ancestor
“his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”
Say it in a sentence
“Local folk still gather at the old hall on Friday evenings.”“folk”, answered
How do you pronounce “folk”?
“folk” is pronounced /foʊk/ (FOHK) in American English and /fəʊk/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /foʊk/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “folk” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /foʊk/ — a single beat.
Is “folk” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /foʊk/ (FOHK); British English says /fəʊk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “folk” mean?
As a noun: people in general (often used in the plural) For example: “they're just country folk” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “folk”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /foʊk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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