How to pronounce choir

The trap

Nothing about the spelling helps. It starts with a “kw” sound and rhymes with “fire”.

Tip. Say “quire”, like “wire” with a k in front.

Say it in a sentence

1. She sings in the church choir. Practice
2. The choir sang beautifully. Practice

Tono scores English against the US model and colors every word, so you can see whether choir landed.

More words like this: spelled one way, said another

• queue /kjuː/
• thorough /ˈθɝːoʊ/
• recipe /ˈrɛsəpi/
• determine /dɪˈtɝːmɪn/
• mischievous /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
• specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/