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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “places”

“places” is pronounced /ˈpleɪsəz/ (PLAY-suhz) in American English and /pleɪsɪz/ in British English, and /ˈpleɪsɪz/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “plac”.
The sound

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places

/ˈpleɪsəz/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pleɪsɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. placpleɪstress
  2. essəz
IPA (American)
/ˈpleɪsəz/
IPA (British)
/pleɪsɪz/
Also accepted
/ˈpleɪsɪz/
Respelling
PLAY-suhz
Syllables
2 — PLAC-es
Stress
Stress the first syllable: PLAC-es. “plac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈpleɪsəz/

British

/pleɪsɪz/

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Meaning

What “places” means

  1. noun

    a point located with respect to surface features of some region

    “this is a nice place for a picnic”

  2. noun

    any area set aside for a particular purpose

    “who owns this place?”

  3. noun

    an abstract mental location

    “he has a special place in my thoughts”

Say it in a sentence

“They visited several places along the coast that summer.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
pplleɪlong assəschwazz

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Questions

“places”, answered

How do you pronounce “places”?

“places” is pronounced /ˈpleɪsəz/ (PLAY-suhz) in American English and /pleɪsɪz/ in British English, and /ˈpleɪsɪz/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “plac”. Build it as PLAC-es, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “places” have?

2: plac · es. The beat lands on the first, “plac”.

Is “places” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈpleɪsəz/ (PLAY-suhz); British English says /pleɪsɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “places” mean?

As a noun: a point located with respect to surface features of some region For example: “this is a nice place for a picnic” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “places”?

Stress the first syllable: PLAC-es. “plac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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