How to Pronounce goochelaar

English: magician

Say it like KHO-khuh-lahr

Phonetic breakdown

It begins with a guttural Dutch 'g', followed by a long 'o', a soft 'ch' sound, a weak schwa 'e', and ends with 'laar' using a long 'a' sound.

Pronouncing the 'g' as a hard English 'g' and the 'ch' as in 'chair' instead of using the characteristic Dutch guttural fricatives.

Use 'goochelaar' specifically for a stage magician or illusionist, whereas 'tovenaar' is used for a mythical wizard or sorcerer.