Is there any audible difference between this two words? Google Translate provides very similar transcriptions for them:
cookie - ˈko͝okē
kooky - ˈko͞okē
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Sign up to join this communityIs there any audible difference between this two words? Google Translate provides very similar transcriptions for them:
cookie - ˈko͝okē
kooky - ˈko͞okē
Yes. Cook rhymes with book, and kook rhymes with Duke.
The 'oo' in cookie sounds the same as the 'oo' in book, while the 'oo' in kooky sounds the same as the 'oo' in loony.