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How to pronounce gnocchi

Gnocchi is pronounced NYAH-kee in American English and NYOK-ee in British English. It has two syllables with the stress on the first. The gn is ny, and the cch is k.

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  • Stress on NYAH
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gnocchi

Two syllables, stress on the first

noun · small Italian dumplings made from potato or flour

  1. NYAHnjɑː (stressed)
  2. keeki
  • US /ˈnjɑː.ki/NYAH-kee Recorded voice
  • UK /ˈnjɒk.i/NYOK-ee Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

Gnocchi, sound by sound

Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.

US American English/ˈnjɑː.ki/

  1. NYAHstressed

    • /n/as in now
    • /j/as in yes
    • /ɑː/as in father

  2. kee

    • /k/as in cat
    • /i/as in happy

UK British English/ˈnjɒk.i/

  1. NYOKstressed

    • /n/as in now
    • /j/as in yes
    • /ɒ/as in hot (UK)
    • /k/as in cat

  2. ee

    • /i/as in happy

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Tip. The gn is ny, as in canyon: NYAH-kee (US), NYOK-ee (UK). Not NOH-chee.

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    Common gnocchi pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say NYAH-kee.

    • Notguh-NOK-ee

      Saying the g. In this word gn together make the ny sound.

    • NotNOH-chee

      Reading cch as ch. In Italian cch is a k sound.

    • Notnyok-EE

      Stressing the second syllable. The stress is on the first.

    Gnocchi in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • We ate gnocchi with tomato sauce.

    • Homemade gnocchi is soft and light.

    • The gnocchi were served with butter and sage.

    How do you say gnocchi?

    Gnocchi is Italian, and it follows Italian spelling rules. The gn is the ny sound, as in canyon, and the cch is a hard k. So the word is NYAH-kee, not NOH-chee.

    In English, gn at the start of a word is usually silent, as in gnome and gnaw. In Italian it is not, which is why this word is different. Say the n and the y together: ny.

    The word is the plural of gnocco, a lump, and it may be a distant relative of English knuckle. The stress is on the first syllable. The ending is a light kee.

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