How to pronounce “sounds”
Say “sounds” in one beat
sounds
/saʊndz/
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- soundssaʊndz
- IPA (American)
- /saʊndz/
- IPA (British)
- /saʊndz/
- Also accepted
- /saʊnz/
- Respelling
- SOWNDZ
- Syllables
- 1 — sounds
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saʊndz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “sounds” means
- noun
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
“the sound of rain on the roof”
- noun
the subjective sensation of hearing something
“he strained to hear the faint sounds”
- noun
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
“falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them”
Say it in a sentence
“The old house sounds different whenever the wind picks up.”“sounds”, answered
How do you pronounce “sounds”?
“sounds” is pronounced /saʊndz/ (SOWNDZ), and /saʊnz/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /saʊndz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “sounds” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /saʊndz/ — a single beat.
Is “sounds” /saʊndz/ or /saʊnz/?
Both. /saʊndz/ is the form dictionaries list first (SOWNDZ).
What does “sounds” mean?
As a noun: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause For example: “the sound of rain on the roof” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sounds”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saʊndz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “sounds” 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.