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title: "Cacao Pronunciation: How to Say It in English | Speakeroo"
description: "Cacao is pronounced /kə.ˈkaʊ/ — kuh-KOW. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the second syllable."
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# Cacao pronunciation

/kə.ˈkaʊ/

kuh-KOW

Cacao has 2 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "kow". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Cacao syllables

Cacao has 2 syllables: kuh-KOW.

1. kuh kə
2. KOW kaʊ

Kuh-KOW, stress on the second syllable, rhyming with "now". It is not "cocoa" with the letters swapped — the word for the raw bean has its own sound.

## Sounds to watch

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

## Cacao in a sentence

- The recipe calls for raw cacao rather than cocoa powder.
- Cacao trees only grow within twenty degrees of the equator.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

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- Vowel influenced too strongly by spelling Learn the sound using IPA and audio rather than pronouncing every written vowel.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce cacao?

Cacao is pronounced /kə.ˈkaʊ/, or kuh-KOW in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "kow".

### How many syllables are in cacao?

2: kuh-KOW. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use cacao in a sentence?

The recipe calls for raw cacao rather than cocoa powder. Cacao trees only grow within twenty degrees of the equator.

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