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Nokia Pronunciation
Nokia is pronounced NOH-kee-uh, IPA /ˈnoʊkiə/.
NOH-kee-uh
US /ˈnoʊkiə/
Syllables: NOH · kee · uh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): A Finnish telecommunications company, named after a town and the river beside it.
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Nokia in a Sentence
- Nokia sold more phones than anyone else for fourteen years.
- The company began as a Nokia paper mill in 1865.
- Her first phone was a Nokia with a green screen.
Common Mispronunciations of Nokia
Not noh-KY-uh
The opening NOH is the loud beat, and the kee-uh behind it is quiet.
Not NOH-kuh
Three beats rather than two: the kee in the middle holds a vowel of its own.
Tip: Finnish says NO-kee-ah with a short first vowel, and English lengthens it to NOH.
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