How to pronounce “stories”
Say “stories” in 2 beats
stories
/ˈstɔɹiz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stɔːɹiz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- storstɔstress
- iesɹiz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈstɔɹiz/
- IPA (British)
- /stɔːɹiz/
- Respelling
- STAW-reez
- Syllables
- 2 — STOR-ies
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: STOR-ies. “stor” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈstɔɹiz/
/stɔːɹiz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “stories” means
- noun
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
“his narrative was interesting”
- noun
a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
“he writes stories for the magazines”
- noun
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
“what level is the office on?”
Say it in a sentence
“Her grandfather told stories about the war every Sunday.”“stories”, answered
How do you pronounce “stories”?
“stories” is pronounced /ˈstɔɹiz/ (STAW-reez) in American English and /stɔːɹiz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “stor”. Build it as STOR-ies, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “stories” have?
2: stor · ies. The beat lands on the first, “stor”.
Is “stories” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈstɔɹiz/ (STAW-reez); British English says /stɔːɹiz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “stories” mean?
As a noun: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program For example: “his narrative was interesting” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “stories”?
Stress the first syllable: STOR-ies. “stor” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “stories” 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.