English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Creole Pronunciation
Creole is pronounced KREE-ohl, IPA /ˈkrioʊl/.
KREE-ohl
US /ˈkrioʊl/ · UK /krɪˈəʊl/
Syllables: KREE · ohl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: A language that grew out of the mixing of two or more others, or a person of mixed colonial descent.
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Creole in a Sentence
- Haitian creole has around twelve million speakers.
- The cooking is creole rather than strictly French.
- Every creole begins life as a simplified trade language.
Common Mispronunciations of Creole
Not KREH-ohl
Stretch the opening into a long ee, so it begins like the word cree.
Not KREE-oh-lee
The final e is silent and adds no ending of its own, which leaves just two beats.
Tip: Americans usually say KREE-ohl while British dictionaries give kree-OHL. Both are standard.
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