How to pronounce

Colonel

/kɝnʌl/

🇺🇸

US English

/kɝnʌl/

Active

🇬🇧

UK English

/kɝnʌl/

Speed

Pronunciation Guide

Notoriously Hard

Syllables

KER · nel

Often pronounced as co-lo-nel, matching the spelling instead of the sound.

Remember: a colonel sounds like a 'kernel' of corn.

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