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How to pronounce boardrooms

Say it like BORD-roomz. Boardrooms has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BORD).

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US American/ˈbɔrdˌrumz/BORD-roomz
UK British/ˈbɔːdˌruːmz/BAWD-roomz
  • BORD
  • roomz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Boardrooms pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. BORDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. roomzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of boardrooms

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: BAWD-roomz.

What does boardrooms mean?

noun
  1. plural of boardroom How to pronounce boardroom

Questions about saying boardrooms

How do you pronounce boardrooms?

Say BORD-roomz. The American pronunciation is /ˈbɔrdˌrumz/. In British English it is /ˈbɔːdˌruːmz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in boardrooms?

Boardrooms has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BORD). Broken into parts: BORD · roomz.

Is boardrooms pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /ˈbɔːdˌruːmz/ (BAWD-roomz).

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