Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 228 of 545 · Crazy spellings
How to pronounce cough
/kɒf/ British English
KOF
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
KOW
✓ Say
KOF
My tip
ough sounds like off: KOF.
In a sentence
I have a bad cough.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: KOF.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce cough?
In British English, cough is pronounced /kɒf/. Say it like this: KOF. ough sounds like off: KOF.
How many syllables are in cough?
When you say it, cough has 1 syllable: KOF.