Language
German
Unit
Konsonanten
IPA
/k/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for plosive - /k/.

Quick tip

Plosives are made by blocking airflow and then releasing it suddenly.

Letters and IPA

Letters

k

/k/

Practice words

  • Kaffee

  • Karte

  • Kind

  • Kuchen

  • Kalt

Minimal pairs

  • Kamm / Lamm
  • Karte / Garze
  • Kalt / Halt
  • Kuchen / Buchen
  • Kopf / Topf

How to produce this sound

The /k/ sound is made by pressing the back of your tongue against the soft part of the roof of your mouth (the velum), then releasing it with a burst of air. It is voiceless, so your vocal cords do not vibrate.

Common mix-ups

  • Karte / Garze
  • Kalt / Halt
  • Kuchen / Buchen
  • Kamm / Lamm
  • Kopf / Topf

Closest comparison

cat, key, cold, cake, car

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