English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Court Pronunciation
Court is pronounced KAWRT, IPA /ˈkɔrt/.
KAWRT
US /ˈkɔrt/ · UK /ˈkɔːt/
Syllables: KAWRT (1 syllable)
noun; also verb: A place where legal cases are heard, a marked area for a sport, or the household of a monarch.
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Court in a Sentence
- The case comes to court in October.
- They booked a court for an hour.
- He spent his whole career at court.
Common Mispronunciations of Court
Not KOHRT
Court and caught differ by the r alone in American speech and not at all in much of southern England. An oh belongs to neither.
Not KURT
Aim the vowel low and rounded rather than central. Pulling it to the middle gives the name Kurt.
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