How to pronounce “rock”
Say “rock” in one beat
rock
/ɹɑk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɒk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- rockɹɑk
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɑk/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɒk/
- Respelling
- RAHK
- Syllables
- 1 — rock
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɹɑk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ɹɑk/
/ɹɒk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “rock” means
- noun
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
“he threw a rock at me”
- noun
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
“that mountain is solid rock”
- noun
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
Say it in a sentence
“The climbers scaled the steep rock face before sunset.”“rock”, answered
How do you pronounce “rock”?
“rock” is pronounced /ɹɑk/ (RAHK) in American English and /ɹɒk/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɹɑk/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “rock” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɹɑk/ — a single beat.
Is “rock” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɑk/ (RAHK); British English says /ɹɒk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “rock” mean?
As a noun: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter For example: “he threw a rock at me” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “rock”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɹɑk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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