How to pronounce king in American English
“king” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to king the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “king” in: all accents · British English (1,000+ clips)
“king” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It has a king uh an earthly king.
Dept of Justice
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and he – the king is always right – “Right as usual, King Friday.”
State Department
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Secretary King: Thanks, Josh.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “king”
Words one sound away from king — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “king”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of king. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.