How to pronounce “yolk”
Say “yolk” in one beat
yolk
/joʊk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /jəʊk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- yolkjoʊk
- IPA (American)
- /joʊk/
- IPA (British)
- /jəʊk/
- Respelling
- YOHK
- Syllables
- 1 — yolk
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /joʊk/ 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
/joʊk/
/jəʊk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “yolk” goes wrong
- Often heard
“YOLK with an l”
the l is silent: it sounds exactly like yoke
What “yolk” means
- noun
the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
- noun
nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
Say it in a sentence
“Separate the yolk from the white before you whisk it.”“yolk”, answered
How do you pronounce “yolk”?
“yolk” is pronounced /joʊk/ (YOHK) in American English and /jəʊk/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /joʊk/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “yolk” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /joʊk/ — a single beat.
Is “yolk” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /joʊk/ (YOHK); British English says /jəʊk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “yolk” mean?
As a noun: the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen For example: “Separate the yolk from the white before you whisk it.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “yolk”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /joʊk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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