how to pronounce bock

/bɔk/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of bock is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

bock is pronounced in one syllable

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of bock

1. example pitch curve for pronunciation of bock

test your pronunciation of bock

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of bock

video examples of bock pronunciation

An example use of bock in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… union ab wir haben bock auf diesen …”

meanings of bock

noun:

Desire, interest to do something; construed with haben, kriegen, or machen + auf.
Buck (male of a variety of other animals).
Bock beer.
He-goat.
Apparatus used for performing jumps; similar to a vaulting horse but shorter.
Fun, pleasure; construed with machen without auf.

bock frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word bock occurs in german on average 19.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.