How to pronounce “knuckle”
Say “knuckle” in 2 beats
knuckle
/ˈnʌkəl/
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- knucknʌstress
- lekəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈnʌkəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈnʌkəl/
- Respelling
- NUK-uhl
- Syllables
- 2 — KNUCK-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: KNUCK-le. “knuck” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Where “knuckle” goes wrong
- Often heard
“kuh-NUK-ul”
the k is silent: NUK-uhl
What “knuckle” means
- noun
a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
- verb
press or rub with the knuckles
- verb
shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
Say it in a sentence
“He knocked so hard he split the skin on one knuckle.”“knuckle”, answered
How do you pronounce “knuckle”?
“knuckle” is pronounced /ˈnʌkəl/ (NUK-uhl) — 2 syllables, stressed on “knuck”. Build it as KNUCK-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “knuckle” have?
2: knuck · le. The beat lands on the first, “knuck”. Read letter by letter it looks like 3 (kuh-NUK-ul), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 2.
What does “knuckle” mean?
As a noun: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed For example: “He knocked so hard he split the skin on one knuckle.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “knuckle”?
Stress the first syllable: KNUCK-le. “knuck” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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