To pronounce "luck", say LUCK — one syllable, IPA /lʊk/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/lʊk/
IPA
"luck" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with ruck and thunderstruck, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: lucke, luk — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.”
“He blew on the dice for luck.”
verb
“His plan lucked out.”
“No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through.”
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Luck" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "luck" is /lʊk/.
Luck: Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
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