How To Pronounce Avocado

In British English, avocado is pronounced /ˌæv.əˈkɑː.dəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌæv.əˈkʰɑː.dəʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɑː.vəˈkɑː.doʊ/.

Avocado has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.