English pronunciation

How to pronounce “smoke”

Phonetic spelling

SMOHK

IPA /ˈsmoʊk/

Syllable stress

smoke

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “smoke”?

s m o k e

“smoke” is spelled S-M-O-K-E. It is pronounced SMOHK, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • I smell smoke coming from the kitchen.

  • Please don't smoke inside the house.

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