Words with the [k] sound
Voiceless velar stop; back of tongue to soft palate.
Common spellings: c, k, ck. Examples: cat, kite.
- opportunistic
- pak
- parametric
- percussionist
- pharmacology
- poindexter
- poking
- pollack
- polychrome
- prolifically
- prospector
- punctuality
- quintet
- retake
- sanctum
- scripps
- scruples
- silicone
- simulcast
- skinks
- skirted
- smolensk
- stockade
- stockbroker
- sync
- taker
- thickening
- tompkins
- tusks
- vicki
- waken
- winkler
- woodpeckers
- aachen
- acrobatic
- alexei
- anecdotal
- angelic
- archduke
- ashkenazi
- bakeries
- barbecues
- beacons
- berklee
- blackberry
- blackmore
- blanks
- bobcats
- bookseller
- briefcase
- bunk
- cacti
- candlestick
- carbine
- carcinoma
- cargoes
- catalogued
- catapult
- cautioned
- chocolates
- christoph
- claiborne
- clays
- clearest
- clicks
- coates
- coder
- collared
- colonialism
- colossus
- commend
- compost
- confucius
- contentedly
- contraceptive
- contrivances
- coo
- cooley
- coop
- correcting
- corvette
- counterfeiting
- cousin's
- covent
- coyne
- craggs
- creams
- croats
- cromwell's
- cronin
- crumbled
- crusades
- culprits
- cusack
- cyclops
- dawkins
- defection
- dislocation
- earthwork
- ecologically