English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cholesterol Pronunciation
Cholesterol is pronounced kuh-LE-ster-awl, IPA /kəˈlɛstɝˌɔl/.
kuh-LE-ster-awl
US /kəˈlɛstɝˌɔl/ · UK /kəˈlɛstəˌrɒl/
Syllables: kuh · LE · ster · awl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A fatty substance made by the liver and carried in the blood.
Audio for the American and British pronunciations plays on this page with JavaScript enabled.
Cholesterol in a Sentence
- Her cholesterol has come down since she changed her diet.
- The test measures cholesterol and triglycerides together.
- Eggs affect blood cholesterol less than was once thought.
Common Mispronunciations of Cholesterol
Not choh-LE-ster-awl
The ch is a hard k, as in all the chemistry vocabulary drawn from Greek. Only words that came through French soften it.
Not kuh-LE-ster-ohl
The final syllable is the aw of law plus an l, not a long oh. Alcohol ends the same way.
Tip: Four parts, second one loud: kuh-LE-ster-awl.
More words starting with c · Every word in the pronunciation guide