how to pronounce cocktail

/kɔk.tɛl/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of cocktail 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.

cocktail is pronounced in two syllables

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

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of cocktail

test your pronunciation of cocktail

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

video examples of cocktail pronunciation

An example use of cocktail in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… compris l'exposition au cocktail de …”

meanings of cocktail

noun:

Cocktail party.
Cocktail.

cocktail frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word cocktail occurs in french on average 9.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.