Words with the [k] sound
Voiceless velar stop; back of tongue to soft palate.
Common spellings: c, k, ck. Examples: cat, kite.
- aleksandr
- alphanumeric
- anacostia
- anaphylaxis
- anatomically
- ankh
- approximates
- approximating
- araki
- arbuckle
- articulates
- ataxia
- atco
- atheistic
- atkinson's
- axed
- bachmann
- backfires
- backstroke
- backwoods
- bakewell
- bandicoot
- bankhead
- basketry
- becher
- beecroft
- beekeepers
- berserk
- bickering
- bickford
- bickley
- biloxi
- bisexuality
- bishoprics
- blackbirds
- blackie
- blockades
- blocs
- bookings
- boxcar
- boxy
- brac
- britannica
- brockway
- buchholz
- bucky
- bulkeley
- cabell
- cabernet
- cabriolet
- cadell
- cadmus
- cafeterias
- cagliari
- calcified
- calipers
- calligrapher
- camino
- camp's
- camshafts
- canard
- canceling
- cano
- canola
- canty
- capelli
- caraway
- carded
- cardinals'
- cardona
- cardwell
- carlotta
- cassock
- castaway
- castell
- castration
- castro's
- cataloged
- cavallo
- caving
- cenozoic
- characterization
- checklist
- chiropractic
- christiana
- cinque
- circuitous
- circumspection
- citric
- clapboard
- clapp
- clarifies
- claudette
- clavicle
- clef
- clinching
- cluny
- clydesdale
- cobweb
- cocoons