So-called in Hebrew is נקרא כך (nikrá kakh).
It can also be said שנקרא כך or כך נקרא, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
נקרא כך
nikrá kakh
adjective
In English
so-called
/ˈsəʊˌkɔːld/ /ˈsoʊˌkɔld/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for so-called as an adjective.
so named
- נקרא כךnikrá kakh
- שנקרא כךshenikrá kakh
- כך נקראkakh nikrá
These words come before and after so-called in the list.
These are the questions people ask about so-called in Hebrew.
How do you say so-called in Hebrew?
so-called in Hebrew is נקרא כך, said nikrá kakh.
What are other Hebrew words for so-called?
Besides נקרא כך, so-called can be said שנקרא כך (shenikrá kakh) or כך נקרא (kakh nikrá), depending on the meaning.
How is so-called pronounced in English?
so-called is pronounced /ˈsəʊˌkɔːld/, /ˈsoʊˌkɔld/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry so-called and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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