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How to pronounce baths

Say it like BATHS. Baths is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/bæθs/BATHS
UK British/bɑːθs/BAHTHS
  • BATHS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Baths pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. BATHSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of baths

  • British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat.

British respelling: BAHTHS.

What does baths mean?

noun
  1. plural of bath How to pronounce bath
noun
  1. A building containing a public swimming pool or shower facilities; originally a place having individual cubicles where people without bathrooms could have a bath.“There is a baths on the other side of the road.”
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bath How to pronounce bath

Questions about saying baths

How do you pronounce baths?

Say BATHS. The American pronunciation is /bæθs/. In British English it is /bɑːθs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in baths?

Baths is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BATHS.

Is baths pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat. The British form is /bɑːθs/ (BAHTHS).

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