How to Pronounce Heckler & Koch?

[Doublehelix]

Now that I am a proud owner of a HK VP9 handgun, I guess I better learn how to correctly pronounce the company name, eh?

Is Koch pronounced "cock" or "coke"?

I know most people say "HK" or "H&K", but I would like to at least know the correct pronunciation.

(I know that I am asking this question in a forum that is based in Indiana, and us Hoosiers tend to have a fun time with consistent pronunciations as a rule, but I figured "what the heck", give it a try!)

Thanks.

James

 

[17 squirrel]

Coke is correct in english

 

[bradmedic04]

I asked my buddy's German wife and she said it rhymes with rock.

 

[Cameramonkey]

just call it "H and K" or "HK" and nobody will question which is right.

 

[nbunga]

There are some local families with the last name Koch around here and it is pronounced kofe (rhymes with loaf).

 

[Mark 1911]

I always thought it was pronounced like Kotch (like "botch" except with a k). Looks like I've botched it up all these years!

 

[SEIndSAM]

I have a friend here in Batesville (a heavily German town) with the last name of Koch and they pronounce it as "Cook"...

 

[Doublehelix]

LOL! As I expected, there are a million different answers on this. So far we have:

Coke
rock
kofe
Kotch
Cook

 

[17 squirrel]

Here's H&K's website.
FAQ - Heckler & Koch

 

[bradmedic04]

I have a friend here in Batesville (a heavily German town) with the last name of Koch and they pronounce it as "Cook"...

Wouldn't you, given the alternatives?

 

[Birds Away]

Hmm, I was leaning towards elitist *******s.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Is Koch pronounced "cock" or "coke"

Which German dialect are we using?

 

[Principal Skinr]

I want to know the proper Hoosier pronunciation.

 

[Doublehelix]

Here's H&K's website.
FAQ - Heckler & Koch

Great catch!!! That FAQ says:

The English pronunciation is pronounced, “coke.”

Thanks 17 squirrel, that is certainly the definitive answer.

James

 

[17 squirrel]

Which German dialect are we using?

Around Orbandorf I would think Modern Standard German or High German.

 

[17 squirrel]

I want to know the proper Hoosier pronunciation.

First you have to explain what a ' Hoosier ' is.

 

[OneBadV8]

Here's H&K's website.
FAQ - Heckler & Koch

Great catch!!! That FAQ says:

The English pronunciation is pronounced, “coke.”

Thanks 17 squirrel, that is certainly the definitive answer.

James

 

[Beowulf]

Here's H&K's website.
FAQ - Heckler & Koch

[h=4]What is the proper way to pronounce Koch?[/h]The English pronunciation is pronounced, “coke.”

I had a friend, who has sadly passed away, who had the last name Koch. He pronounced is "Kotch" as well.

 

[Vigilant]

It's also not H&K, nor H and K, it is H und K!

 

[88E30M50]

I think the proper german pronunciation would rime with rock, but with a softer ch at the end. Imagine it were spelled 'Kokhh', with the 'h' pronounced. It's not a pronunciation that rolls off the American tongue easily.

Here's the pronounciation from GoogleTranslate: Koch Click the speaker icon in the first window to hear it pronounced.