To pronounce "lucky", say LUCKY — one syllable, IPA /ˈlʌki/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
lucky
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Record yourself saying lucky, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
1
Syllable
5
Letters
/ˈlʌki/
IPA
"lucky" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with plucky and yucky, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: luckey, luckie — easy to mix up when writing.
adjective
“The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.”
“a lucky cast”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Lucky" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "lucky" is /ˈlʌki/.
Lucky: (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “lucky” in the full dictionary →