How to pronounce “customers”
Say “customers” in 3 beats
customers
/ˈkʌstəmɚz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kʌstəməz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- cuskʌstress
- tomstə
- ersmɚz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkʌstəmɚz/
- IPA (British)
- /kʌstəməz/
- Respelling
- KU-stuh-muhz
- Syllables
- 3 — CUS-tom-ers
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CUS-tom-ers. “cus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkʌstəmɚz/
/kʌstəməz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “customers” means
- noun
someone who pays for goods or services
Say it in a sentence
“The bakery treats its regular customers like family.”“customers”, answered
How do you pronounce “customers”?
“customers” is pronounced /ˈkʌstəmɚz/ (KU-stuh-muhz) in American English and /kʌstəməz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cus”. Build it as CUS-tom-ers, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “customers” have?
3: cus · tom · ers. The beat lands on the first, “cus”.
Is “customers” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkʌstəmɚz/ (KU-stuh-muhz); British English says /kʌstəməz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “customers” mean?
As a noun: someone who pays for goods or services For example: “The bakery treats its regular customers like family.”
Where is the stress in “customers”?
Stress the first syllable: CUS-tom-ers. “cus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “customers” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.