How to pronounce “outskirts”
Say “outskirts” in 2 beats
outskirts
/ˈaʊtˌskɝts/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /aʊtskɜːts/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- kirtsskɝts
- IPA (American)
- /ˈaʊtˌskɝts/
- IPA (British)
- /aʊtskɜːts/
- Respelling
- OWT-skurts
- Syllables
- 2 — OUTS-kirts
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: OUTS-kirts. “outs” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈaʊtˌskɝts/
/aʊtskɜːts/
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What “outskirts” means
- noun
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
“they lived on the outskirts of Houston”
- noun
a part of the city far removed from the center
“they built a factory on the outskirts of the city”
Say it in a sentence
“They live on the outskirts, where the buses run rarely.”“outskirts”, answered
How do you pronounce “outskirts”?
“outskirts” is pronounced /ˈaʊtˌskɝts/ (OWT-skurts) in American English and /aʊtskɜːts/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “outs”. Build it as OUTS-kirts, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “outskirts” have?
2: outs · kirts. The beat lands on the first, “outs”.
Is “outskirts” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈaʊtˌskɝts/ (OWT-skurts); British English says /aʊtskɜːts/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “outskirts” mean?
As a noun: outlying areas (as of a city or town) For example: “they lived on the outskirts of Houston” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “outskirts”?
Stress the first syllable: OUTS-kirts. “outs” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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