Comment prononcer « cuckoo » en anglais
ˈkʊk.uː
KUUK·oo
Accent tonique principal : KUUK
Écoutez des locuteurs natifs dire « cuckoo » dans des clips vidéo authentiques
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cuckoo”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
KUUK
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
oo
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KUUK"). Elevate your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "cuckoo" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Cuckoo birds, like the cuckoo wasp and catfish, also can’t take care of their own young.”— SciShowWatch clip
“cuckoo hashing the table is broken up into three subtables each with its own”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“cuckoo they developed very quickly they pushed the eggs out of the nest before long there's the cuckoo baby being fed by the mother who hasn't exactly noticed”— StanfordWatch clip
“Cuckoo hashing is a weird idea.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs-type wild.”— TED-EdWatch clip
“cuckoo um that were committed to making a difference in the community.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
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Cuckoo birds, like the cuckoo wasp and catfish, also can’t take care of their own young.
Écouter en contexte: “cuckoo”
366 extraitsThe Anglais word “cuckoo” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkʊk.uː (phonetic respelling: KUUK-oo). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (KUUK · oo), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KUUK). Grammatically, “cuckoo” functions as a noun, verb, adjective and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 366 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cuckoo” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, Harvard University, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @1:48
“The European common cuckoo is especially well-known for leaving its eggs in other birds’ nests. Cuckoo birds, like the cuckoo wasp and catfish, also can’t take care of their own young. So their only hope of successful reproduction is to rely on their hosts.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @25:48
“defined by its Bas plus offset within a bucket we organize the items using cuckoo hashing the table is broken up into three subtables each with its own hash function items that cannot fit into the first table proceed proed to the”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @41:27
“pushes the egg out of the nest so this is the the host egg and this is the cuckoo they developed very quickly they pushed the eggs out of the nest before long there's the cuckoo baby being fed by the mother who hasn't exactly noticed long there's the cuckoo baby being fed by the mother who hasn't exactly noticed”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @70:25
“which is cuckoo hashing. Cuckoo hashing is a weird idea. It's kind of a more extreme form of perfect hashing.”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #5 · @1:47
“Woo! I'm about to go KRS-One cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs-type wild. Like, "Wa da da dang, wa da da da dang,”
Définition et signification: “cuckoo”
- Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
- The sound of that particular bird.
- To make the call of a cuckoo.
- To repeat something incessantly.
- Crazy; not sane.
Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)
- “He knows me, as the blind man knows the cuckoo, By the bad voice.”
- “Switzerland is the home of many musical toys and here were carved whistles in the shapes of birds. These cuckooed realistically when blown into, with the beak opening and shutting, and the tail moving up and down to produce the 'cuck' and the 'oooh'.”
- “Cuckoo birds, like the cuckoo wasp and catfish, also can’t take care of their own young.”
Expressions et collocations courantes
Prononciation: “cuckoo”
- Pronunciation:
- KUUK-oo
- Syllabes:
- KUUK · oo
- Written Hyphenation:
- cuc · koo
- Accent tonique principal :
- KUUK
- IPA:
- ˈkʊk.uː
- Écouter en contexte
- cuckoo
Synonymes: “cuckoo”
Écoutez des mots sémantiquement proches de « cuckoo » dans de vrais clips vidéo :
Mots qui riment avec “cuckoo”
-ʊkuMots au son identique (Homophones)
Son uniqueAucun homophone exact répertorié pour "cuckoo" (⁄ˈkʊk.uː⁄).
Questions fréquentes sur « cuckoo »
Comment prononcer « cuckoo » en anglais ?
« cuckoo » se prononce ⁄ˈkʊk.uː⁄ (KUUK-oo). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.
Combien de syllabes compte « cuckoo » ?
« cuckoo » compte 2 syllabes : KUUK · oo.
Où se trouve l’accent tonique dans « cuckoo » ?
L’accent tonique principal dans « cuckoo » se trouve sur « KUUK ». Repérez bien cette syllabe accentuée dans les vidéos ci-dessus.
Que signifie « cuckoo » ?
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
Comment écouter « cuckoo » dans des phrases réelles ?
Cette page contient 366 exemples vidéo de « cuckoo » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “cuckoo”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).