How to pronounce “girls”
Say “girls” in one beat
girls
/ɡɝlz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɜːlz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- girlsɡɝlz
- IPA (American)
- /ɡɝlz/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɜːlz/
- Respelling
- GURLZ
- Syllables
- 1 — girls
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡɝlz/ 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
/ɡɝlz/
/ɡɜːlz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “girls” means
- noun
a young woman
“a young lady of 18”
- noun
a youthful female person
“the baby was a girl”
- noun
a female human offspring
“her daughter cared for her in her old age”
Say it in a sentence
“The girls practiced their routine every afternoon after school.”“girls”, answered
How do you pronounce “girls”?
“girls” is pronounced /ɡɝlz/ (GURLZ) in American English and /ɡɜːlz/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɡɝlz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “girls” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɡɝlz/ — a single beat.
Is “girls” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɡɝlz/ (GURLZ); British English says /ɡɜːlz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “girls” mean?
As a noun: a young woman For example: “a young lady of 18” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “girls”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡɝlz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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