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How to pronounce bolds

Say it like BOHLDZ. Bolds is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/boʊldz/BOHLDZ
UK British/bəʊldz/BOHLDZ
  • BOHLDZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Bolds pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. BOHLDZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of bolds

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: BOHLDZ.

What does bolds mean?

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

Questions about saying bolds

How do you pronounce bolds?

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

How many syllables are in bolds?

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

Is bolds pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /bəʊldz/ (BOHLDZ).

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