How to pronounce “goals”
Say “goals” in one beat
goals
/ɡoʊlz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡəʊlz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- goalsɡoʊlz
- IPA (American)
- /ɡoʊlz/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡəʊlz/
- Respelling
- GOHLZ
- Syllables
- 1 — goals
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡoʊlz/ 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
/ɡoʊlz/
/ɡəʊlz/
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What “goals” means
- noun
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
“the ends justify the means”
- noun
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
“a crowd assembled at the finish”
- noun
game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
Say it in a sentence
“The team set new goals at the start of the season.”“goals”, answered
How do you pronounce “goals”?
“goals” is pronounced /ɡoʊlz/ (GOHLZ) in American English and /ɡəʊlz/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɡoʊlz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “goals” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɡoʊlz/ — a single beat.
Is “goals” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɡoʊlz/ (GOHLZ); British English says /ɡəʊlz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “goals” mean?
As a noun: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it For example: “the ends justify the means” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “goals”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡoʊlz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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