The word "kwok" is spelled with the two consonants "k" and "w" followed by the vowel sound "o" and the consonant sound "k" IPA phonetic transcription for "kwok" is /kwɑk/ or /kwok/. The spelling of this word follows the common English pattern of using the letter "w" to indicate a glide or semivowel sound, which is pronounced as a combination of "k" and "w". So, the word "kwok" is pronounced with an initial "k" sound followed by a w-sound, followed by a short "o" sound, and ending with the "k" sound again.