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How to pronounce beagles

Say it like BEE-gulz. Beagles has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BEE).

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US American/ˈbiɡəlz/BEE-gulz
UK British/ˈbiːɡəlz/BEE-gulz
  • BEE
  • gulz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Beagles pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of beagles

American and British speakers say beagles in essentially the same way: /ˈbiɡəlz/ in the US and /ˈbiːɡəlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: BEE-gulz.

What does beagles mean?

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

Questions about saying beagles

How do you pronounce beagles?

Say BEE-gulz. The American pronunciation is /ˈbiɡəlz/. In British English it is /ˈbiːɡəlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in beagles?

Beagles has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BEE). Broken into parts: BEE · gulz.

Do Americans and Brits say beagles the same way?

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

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