How to pronounce beans
Say it like BEENZ. Beans is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BEENZ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Beans pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BEENZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of beans
American and British speakers say beans in essentially the same way: /binz/ in the US and /biːnz/ in the UK.
British respelling: BEENZ.
What does beans mean?
- plural of bean How to pronounce bean
- Pills; drugs in pill form.“popping beans”
- An insignificant value or amount.
- An animal's pawpads.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of bean How to pronounce bean
Words that rhyme with beans
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of beans.
Questions about saying beans
How do you pronounce beans?
Say BEENZ. The American pronunciation is /binz/. In British English it is /biːnz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in beans?
Beans is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BEENZ.
Do Americans and Brits say beans the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /binz/ and the British form is /biːnz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.