How to pronounce hockey

Say it like this: /ˈhɑ.ki/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈhɑ.ki/
British/ˈhɒ.ki/

What does hockey mean?

nounAny of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.

Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.

“He helped his team beat the opponent at hockey 11-9 in a high-scoring match.”

Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

“US stadiums are packed in the winter to see ice hockey.”

Practise saying hockey out loud with your AI English tutor, or look up any other word.

Look up more words

Other words to practise

historichistoricalhistoryhitholdholderholdinghole

Pronunciations and meanings from Wiktionary via kaikki.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings by Wikimedia Commons contributors. This page is shared under the same license.