How to Pronounce "sell like hotcakes"
expression
SEL lyk HAWT-kayks
SEL lyk HOT-kayks
Definition
If something sells like hotcakes, it means it is selling very quickly and in large amounts because many people want it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɛɫ/ /ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈhɑtˌkeɪks
British English
sˈɛl/ /lˈaɪk/ /hˈɒtkeɪks
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SEL lyk HAWT-kayks
UK
SEL lyk HOT-kayks
Listen in Context
The new phones sell like hotcakes every year.
Tickets for the concert sold like hotcakes.
The toy cars are selling like hotcakes before the holidays.
Their new book is selling like hotcakes—it’s already out of stock.