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How to pronounce boutiques

Say it like boo-TEEKS. Boutiques has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (TEEKS).

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US American/buˈtiks/boo-TEEKS
UK British/buːˈtiːks/boo-TEEKS
  • boo
  • TEEKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Boutiques pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. booKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
  2. TEEKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of boutiques

American and British speakers say boutiques in essentially the same way: /buˈtiks/ in the US and /buːˈtiːks/ in the UK.

British respelling: boo-TEEKS.

What does boutiques mean?

noun
  1. plural of boutique How to pronounce boutique

Questions about saying boutiques

How do you pronounce boutiques?

Say boo-TEEKS. The American pronunciation is /buˈtiks/. In British English it is /buːˈtiːks/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in boutiques?

Boutiques has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (TEEKS). Broken into parts: boo · TEEKS.

Do Americans and Brits say boutiques the same way?

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

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