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How to pronounce appeals

Say it like uh-PEELZ. Appeals has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PEELZ).

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US American/əˈpilz/uh-PEELZ
UK British/əˈpiːlz/uh-PEELZ
  • uh
  • PEELZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Appeals pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. PEELZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of appeals

American and British speakers say appeals in essentially the same way: /əˈpilz/ in the US and /əˈpiːlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: uh-PEELZ.

What does appeals mean?

noun
  1. plural of appeal How to pronounce appeal
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of appeal How to pronounce appeal

Questions about saying appeals

How do you pronounce appeals?

Say uh-PEELZ. The American pronunciation is /əˈpilz/. In British English it is /əˈpiːlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in appeals?

Appeals has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PEELZ). Broken into parts: uh · PEELZ.

Do Americans and Brits say appeals the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /əˈpilz/ and the British form is /əˈpiːlz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict and Britfone; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).