how to pronounce cole

/kəʊl/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of cole is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

cole is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of cole

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of cole

test your pronunciation of cole

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of cole

video examples of cole pronunciation

An example use of cole in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the Thames he trained Cheryl Cole to …”

meanings of cole

noun:

Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).
Cabbage.
A stack or stook of hay.

name:

A male given name transferred from the surname.
An English surname.

cole frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word cole occurs in english on average 5.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.