How to pronounce “cars”
Say “cars” in one beat
cars
/kɑɹz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɑːz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- carskɑɹz
- IPA (American)
- /kɑɹz/
- IPA (British)
- /kɑːz/
- Also accepted
- /kɑz/
- Respelling
- KAHRZ
- Syllables
- 1 — cars
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kɑɹz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/kɑɹz/
/kɑːz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “cars” means
- noun
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
“he needs a car to get to work”
- noun
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
“three cars had jumped the rails”
- noun
the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
Say it in a sentence
“The cars lined up along the street during the festival.”“cars”, answered
How do you pronounce “cars”?
“cars” is pronounced /kɑɹz/ (KAHRZ) in American English and /kɑːz/ in British English, and /kɑz/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /kɑɹz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “cars” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /kɑɹz/ — a single beat.
Is “cars” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kɑɹz/ (KAHRZ); British English says /kɑːz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cars” mean?
As a noun: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine For example: “he needs a car to get to work” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “cars”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kɑɹz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “cars” and see every sound
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