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'''K''' = '''Kây''' ''person''
'''K''' = '''Kây''' ''person''


'''[[Kabul|Kàbul]]''' - some say '''Kabùl
'''[[Kabul|Kàbul]]''' *Kàbl, though some say Kabùl


'''[[Kadima|Kadìma]]
'''[[Kadima|Kadìma]]


[[Franz Kafka|'''Kafkaésque''']] *Káfkə-ésk: there may be a glottal stop before '''é
[[Franz Kafka|'''Kafkaésque''']] *Káfkə-ésk: there may be a glottal stop before '''é
'''Kaîser''' ''Germany'' = '''Kaîzer''' ''South Africa
'''Kaláshnikov''' -óff


'''kamikàzê
'''kamikàzê
'''Kándy''' ''Sri Lanka'' = '''cándy''' ''sweets
'''Kâne''' ''Citizen'' = '''câne''' = '''Câne''' = '''Câin''' ''Abel''
'''kâolin''' *kâyəlin


'''kapùt''' unlike German 'kaputt'
'''kapùt''' unlike German 'kaputt'
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'''karaôkê''' *kariôkêy, *cárry-ôkie
'''karaôkê''' *kariôkêy, *cárry-ôkie


'''Káren''' ''ancient''
'''Káren'''  


'''Kàrin''' ''modern''
'''Kàrín''' ''Giannone


'''kàrma
'''kàrma


'''Kashmìr''' ''Asia'' = '''cashmêre''' ''wool''
'''Kashmìr''' ''Asia'' = '''cashmêre''' ''wool'', though for many who live there or close, the '''a''' is a schwa, *Kəshmìr


'''Kathmandû''' Kátm-
'''Kathmandû''' *Cát-mán-do


'''Kátz''' ''person'' = '''cáts''' ''cat''
'''Kátz''' ''person'' = '''cáts''' ''cat''


'''kebáb
'''Kâylêigh McEnany''' *Kâly Mácanény
 
'''Keànu''' *Kê-ànû
 
'''[[Martha Kearney|Keàrney]]''' ''Martha'' = '''[[Harry Carney|Càrney]]'''
''Harry''
 
'''kebáb''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''cabál


'''kêen''' ''interested, sharp'' = '''Kêane''' = '''Kêene''' ''persons
'''kêen''' ''interested, sharp'' = '''Kêane''' = '''Kêene''' ''persons
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'''Kêith
'''Kêith
'''Kéllaway'''


'''Kélso
'''Kélso


'''kërb''' ''street'' = '''cürb''' ''lessen, street''
'''kélvin''' ''temperature'' = '''Kélvin''' ''person
 
'''Kénilworth'''
 
'''kénnel'''
 
'''Kénneth
 
'''Kénya''' (also "Kênya" until the 1960s)
 
'''kërb''' BrE ''street'' = '''cürb''' ''lessen, street''


'''kërnel''' ''centre'' = '''colonel''' ''army''
'''kërnel''' ''centre'' BrE = '''colonel''' ''army''


'''kérosêne''' or '''kérosìne
'''kérosêne''' or '''kérosìne
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[[Kew Gardens|'''Keŵ''' ''Gardens'']] = '''queûe''' ''line'' = '''cûe''' ''theatre, billiards''  
[[Kew Gardens|'''Keŵ''' ''Gardens'']] = '''queûe''' ''line'' = '''cûe''' ''theatre, billiards''  


'''kêy''' ''door'' = '''quaỳ''' ''port''
'''kêy''' ''door'' = '''quaỳ''' ''port'' = '''Kêe''' ''person


'''kêyboard''' one word, cf. '''sêaboard
'''kêyboard''' one word, cf. '''sêaboard
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'''Kèynsham
'''Kèynsham
'''Kézia Dúgdale'''


'''Khachatûrian''' *Kachachûrian
'''Khachatûrian''' *Kachachûrian


'''khàkì''' - either syllable stressed
'''khàkì''', either syllable stressed


'''Khmér''' Kəm-
'''Khamenèì''' -nâ-êe


'''Kìév''' *Kìyéff
'''Khartoûm''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''cartoôn'''
 
'''Khmér''' K(ə)m-
 
'''Khomèini
 
'''Khrùshchev''' *Khroòsh-chóff is the closest to the Russian Хрущёв, and was the contemporary BBC pronunciation, though usually with initial stress
 
'''kibbùtz
 
'''kíd''' ''child, goat'' = '''Kídd''' = '''Kýdd
 
'''kídnáp'''
 
'''Kìév''' or *Kìéff or like Ukrainian (and as seen on [[Euronews]]) '''''Kỳív'''''
 
'''Kilinóchchi''': only one '''ch''' pronounced


'''kìlo
'''kìlo
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'''Kíngsley''' cf. '''Mackínley
'''Kíngsley''' cf. '''Mackínley


'''Kirkûdbright''' *Kəkûbry
'''Kinshàsa''' -ssə
 
'''Kirkcåldy
 
'''Kirkûdbrìght''' *Kəkûbry


'''[[Kiribati|Kíribati]]''' *Kíribàs (rendition of '''Gílberts''')
'''[[Kiribati|Kíribati]]''' *Kíribàs (rendition of '''Gílberts''')


'''kítsch''' *kítch
'''kítsch''' *kítch
'''Klán''' ''Ku Klux'' = '''clán'''


'''Kleîn''' = '''Clîne
'''Kleîn''' = '''Clîne
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'''knêel''' ''down'' = '''Nêil''', etc. ''persons
'''knêel''' ''down'' = '''Nêil''', etc. ''persons


'''Knésset''' - '''K''' sounded
'''Knésset''', '''K''' sounded


'''kneŵ''' ''know'' = '''neŵ''' ''fresh
'''kneŵ''' ''know'' = '''neŵ''' ''fresh
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'''knîght''' ''chess, Sir'' *nîte = '''Knîght''' ''person'' = '''nîght''' ''dark
'''knîght''' ''chess, Sir'' *nîte = '''Knîght''' ''person'' = '''nîght''' ''dark
'''Knîghtley''' = '''nîghtly


'''knít''' ''wool'' = '''nít''' ''creature, fool
'''knít''' ''wool'' = '''nít''' ''creature, fool
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'''knôw-nothing''' ''adjective'' one word  
'''knôw-nothing''' ''adjective'' one word  


'''knówledge''' *nólij
'''knówledge''' *nólij rhymes with '''cóllege'''
 
'''knówledgeable''' *nólijəbl


'''knôwn''' cf. '''nòne  
'''knôwn''' cf. '''nòne  
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'''knôws''' ''know'' = '''nôse''' ''face  
'''knôws''' ''know'' = '''nôse''' ''face  


'''Knóx''' ''person'' = '''knócks''' ''knock'', '''n'''-
'''Knóx''' ''person'' = '''knócks''' ''knock'', '''n'''-; cf. '''nóxious''' *nókshəss
 
'''koàla''', cf. '''Kuàla Lùmpur'''
 
'''Kôch''' ''Industries'' = '''côke''' ''fuel'' = '''Côke''' ''Cola''
 
'''[[Arthur Koestler|Köestler]]''', first syllable = BrE '''cürse
 
'''Kolkàta''' = '''Calcútta''' ''old spelling'' (presumably the change is an attempt to stop people pronouncing it '''Cál''' instead of '''cåll''')


'''koòky''' ''eccentric'' = '''coòkie''' ''cake
'''koòky''' ''eccentric'' = '''coòkie''' ''cake
'''kŏra''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''chŏral


'''Koràn'''  
'''Koràn'''  
'''Koránic'''


'''Korêa''' ''peninsula'' = BrE '''carêer''' ''job, fast
'''Korêa''' ''peninsula'' = BrE '''carêer''' ''job, fast
'''Korêan'''
'''kôsher'''


'''Kósovô''' BrE; AmE '''Kôsovô''', both -ss-
'''Kósovô''' BrE; AmE '''Kôsovô''', both -ss-


'''kowtòw''' *kòw-tòw
'''kowtòw''' *kòw-tòw
'''Krāft''' ''person'' = '''crāft''' ''skill
'''Krakatôa'''
'''Krákow, Krácow, Crácow''' *Cráckóff


'''kràùtróck''' *cròutróck, not capitalised
'''kràùtróck''' *cròutróck, not capitalised
'''Kuàla Lùmpur''', cf. '''koàla'''
'''Kuîper bélt''' Kî-
'''kúmquat''' BrE -qùat, AmE -quàt, -quåt


'''Kürt''' ''person'' = '''cürt''' ''abrupt
'''Kürt''' ''person'' = '''cürt''' ''abrupt


'''Kuwâit
'''Kuwâit
'''Kwóuk''' ''Burt'' *Kwók


'''Kÿrgýz''', '''Kyrgyzstān''' ('''Kýr'''- has mostly regularised to '''Kÿr'''-)
'''Kÿrgýz''', '''Kyrgyzstān''' ('''Kýr'''- has mostly regularised to '''Kÿr'''-)


<nowiki>*</nowiki>Kyro '''Caîro
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Kyro '''Caîro

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with K. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.

For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]

K = Kây person

Kàbul *Kàbl, though some say Kabùl

Kadìma

Kafkaésque *Káfkə-ésk: there may be a glottal stop before é

Kaîser Germany = Kaîzer South Africa

Kaláshnikov -óff

kamikàzê

Kándy Sri Lanka = cándy sweets

Kâne Citizen = câne = Câne = Câin Abel

kâolin *kâyəlin

kapùt unlike German 'kaputt'

Káradzic *Káradjitch

karaôkê *kariôkêy, *cárry-ôkie

Káren

Kàrín Giannone

kàrma

Kashmìr Asia = cashmêre wool, though for many who live there or close, the a is a schwa, *Kəshmìr

Kathmandû *Cát-mán-do

Kátz person = cáts cat

Kâylêigh McEnany *Kâly Mácanény

Keànu *Kê-ànû

Keàrney Martha = Càrney Harry

kebáb makes a minimal pair with cabál

kêen interested, sharp = Kêane = Kêene persons

Kêighley *Kêithley

Kêith

Kéllaway

Kélso

kélvin temperature = Kélvin person

Kénilworth

kénnel

Kénneth

Kénya (also "Kênya" until the 1960s)

kërb BrE street = cürb lessen, street

kërnel centre BrE = colonel army

kérosêne or kérosìne

Kërr person = cür dog

Kérry cf. Cãry = Cãrey (minimal pair)

késtrel

kétchup

kéttle water cf. cáttle farm (minimal pair)

Keŵ Gardens = queûe line = cûe theatre, billiards

kêy door = quaỳ port = Kêe person

kêyboard one word, cf. sêaboard

Kèynes John Maynard = cânes

Kêynes Milton = kêens

Kèynsham

Kézia Dúgdale

Khachatûrian *Kachachûrian

khàkì, either syllable stressed

Khamenèì -nâ-êe

Khartoûm makes a minimal pair with cartoôn

Khmér K(ə)m-

Khomèini

Khrùshchev *Khroòsh-chóff is the closest to the Russian Хрущёв, and was the contemporary BBC pronunciation, though usually with initial stress

kibbùtz

kíd child, goat = Kídd = Kýdd

kídnáp

Kìév or *Kìéff or like Ukrainian (and as seen on Euronews) Kỳív

Kilinóchchi: only one ch pronounced

kìlo

kílomêtre or kilómetre; AmE -er

kînd

kíndred -dríd

kíngly

Kíngsley cf. Mackínley

Kinshàsa -ssə

Kirkcåldy

Kirkûdbrìght *Kəkûbry

Kíribati *Kíribàs (rendition of Gílberts)

kítsch *kítch

Klán Ku Klux = clán

Kleîn = Clîne

kn- n-

knâve cad, cards = nâve church

knêad dough = nêed necessary = knêed knee

knêejerk one word, n-

knêel down = Nêil, etc. persons

Knésset, K sounded

kneŵ know = neŵ fresh

kníck-knáck cf. Níck

knîght chess, Sir *nîte = Knîght person = nîght dark

Knîghtley = nîghtly

knít wool = nít creature, fool

knóck *nóck, cf. noòk

knót tie = nót no = Knótt person

knôw acquaint = nô negative

knôw-hòw knowledge is hyphenated = nôhòw anyhow

knôw-nothing adjective one word

knówledge *nólij rhymes with cóllege

knówledgeable *nólijəbl

knôwn cf. nòne

knôws know = nôse face

Knóx person = knócks knock, n-; cf. nóxious *nókshəss

koàla, cf. Kuàla Lùmpur

Kôch Industries = côke fuel = Côke Cola

Köestler, first syllable = BrE cürse

Kolkàta = Calcútta old spelling (presumably the change is an attempt to stop people pronouncing it Cál instead of cåll)

koòky eccentric = coòkie cake

kŏra makes a minimal pair with chŏral

Koràn

Koránic

Korêa peninsula = BrE carêer job, fast

Korêan

kôsher

Kósovô BrE; AmE Kôsovô, both -ss-

kowtòw *kòw-tòw

Krāft person = crāft skill

Krakatôa

Krákow, Krácow, Crácow *Cráckóff

kràùtróck *cròutróck, not capitalised

Kuàla Lùmpur, cf. koàla

Kuîper bélt Kî-

kúmquat BrE -qùat, AmE -quàt, -quåt

Kürt person = cürt abrupt

Kuwâit

Kwóuk Burt *Kwók

Kÿrgýz, Kyrgyzstān (Kýr- has mostly regularised to Kÿr-)

*Kyro Caîro

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