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How to pronounce bigs

Say it like BIGZ. Bigs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/bɪɡz/BIGZ
UK British/bɪɡz/BIGZ
  • BIGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Bigs pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. BIGZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of bigs

American and British speakers say bigs in essentially the same way: /bɪɡz/ in the US and /bɪɡz/ in the UK.

British respelling: BIGZ.

What does bigs mean?

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

Words that rhyme with bigs

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of bigs.

Questions about saying bigs

How do you pronounce bigs?

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

How many syllables are in bigs?

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

Do Americans and Brits say bigs the same way?

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

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