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How to pronounce yolk

Yolk is pronounced YOHK, with one syllable, exactly like yoke. The l is silent. Start with the y sound, then the oh of go, then k.

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  • 1 syllable
  • Stress on YOHK
  • Sounds like yoke
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yolk

One syllable

noun · the yellow part in the middle of an egg

  1. YOHKjoʊk (stressed)
  • US /joʊk/YOHK Recorded voice
  • UK /jəʊk/YOHK Your device’s voice

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

Yolk, sound by sound

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

US American English/joʊk/

  1. YOHKstressed

    • /j/as in yes
    • /oʊ/as in go (US)
    • /k/as in cat

UK British English/jəʊk/

  1. YOHKstressed

    • /j/as in yes
    • /əʊ/as in go (UK)
    • /k/as in cat

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    Common yolk pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say YOHK.

    • NotYOHLK

      Saying the l because it is written. Go straight from the vowel to k.

    • NotJOHK

      Saying y as j, which turns it into joke. Start with a soft y, as in yes.

    • NotYAWK

      Using the vowel of law. It is the oh of go.

    Yolk 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.

    • Separate the egg white from the yolk.

    • I like my egg with a runny yolk.

    • The yolk is rich in vitamins and fat.

    Is the l in yolk silent?

    Yes. Yolk sounds the same as yoke, the wooden bar that joins two animals. Both words are said YOHK.

    The word comes from Old English geolca, which meant the yellow part. It is built on geolu, the old word for yellow, so yolk and yellow are related. The l was part of the older word and stopped being sounded in the same way as in folk and calm.

    A few people say the l, YOHLK, because of the spelling. It does not appear in Cambridge or Oxford. Say it as YOHK, and keep the oh vowel round and long.

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