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How to pronounce badmintons

Say it like BAD-min-tunz. Badmintons has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BAD).

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US American/ˈbædˌmɪntənz/BAD-min-tunz
UK British/ˈbædˌmɪntənz/BAD-min-tunz
  • BAD
  • min
  • tunz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Badmintons pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. BADSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. minGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  3. tunzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of badmintons

American and British speakers say badmintons in essentially the same way: /ˈbædˌmɪntənz/ in the US and /ˈbædˌmɪntənz/ in the UK.

British respelling: BAD-min-tunz.

What does badmintons mean?

noun
  1. plural of badminton How to pronounce badminton

Questions about saying badmintons

How do you pronounce badmintons?

Say BAD-min-tunz. The American pronunciation is /ˈbædˌmɪntənz/. In British English it is /ˈbædˌmɪntənz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in badmintons?

Badmintons has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BAD). Broken into parts: BAD · min · tunz.

Do Americans and Brits say badmintons the same way?

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

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