How to pronounce “gold”
Say “gold” in one beat
gold
/ɡoʊld/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡəʊld/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- goldɡoʊld
- IPA (American)
- /ɡoʊld/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡəʊld/
- Respelling
- GOHLD
- Syllables
- 1 — gold
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡoʊld/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ɡoʊld/
/ɡəʊld/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “gold” means
- noun
coins made of gold
- noun
a deep yellow color
“an amber light illuminated the room”
- noun
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
Say it in a sentence
“She wore a small gold ring on her right hand.”“gold”, answered
How do you pronounce “gold”?
“gold” is pronounced /ɡoʊld/ (GOHLD) in American English and /ɡəʊld/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɡoʊld/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “gold” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɡoʊld/ — a single beat.
Is “gold” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɡoʊld/ (GOHLD); British English says /ɡəʊld/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “gold” mean?
As a noun: coins made of gold For example: “She wore a small gold ring on her right hand.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gold”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡoʊld/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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