How to pronounce “google”
Say “google” in 2 beats
/ˈɡuɡəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡuːɡəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- googɡustress
- leɡəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɡuɡəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡuːɡəl/
- Respelling
- GOO-guhl
- Syllables
- 2 — GOOG-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GOOG-le. “goog” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɡuɡəl/
/ɡuːɡəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “google” means
- noun
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
- verb
search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
“He googled the woman he had met at the party”
Say it in a sentence
“She googled the restaurant to check its opening hours.”“google”, answered
How do you pronounce “google”?
“google” is pronounced /ˈɡuɡəl/ (GOO-guhl) in American English and /ɡuːɡəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “goog”. Build it as GOOG-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “google” have?
2: goog · le. The beat lands on the first, “goog”.
Is “google” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɡuɡəl/ (GOO-guhl); British English says /ɡuːɡəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “google” mean?
As a noun: a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search For example: “She googled the restaurant to check its opening hours.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “google”?
Stress the first syllable: GOOG-le. “goog” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “google” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.