English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Soccer Pronunciation
Soccer is pronounced SAH-ker, IPA /ˈsɑkɝ/.
SAH-ker
US /ˈsɑkɝ/ · UK /ˈsɒkə/
Syllables: SAH · ker (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The game played by two teams of eleven, called football in most of the world.
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Soccer in a Sentence
- He plays soccer on Sunday mornings.
- The soccer pitch floods every winter.
- Her daughter has a soccer match in Leeds.
Common Mispronunciations of Soccer
Not SOH-ker
The vowel is short, the o of hot rather than the oh of home.
Not SOK-ser
The doubled c stands for one k sound. It does not split into k plus s the way it does in accept.
Tip: The word is a clipped form of association football, with soc taken from the middle and an er added on.
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