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How to pronounce breakfasts

Say it like BREK-fusts. Breakfasts has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BREK).

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US American/ˈbrɛkfəsts/BREK-fusts
UK British/ˈbrɛkfəsts/BREK-fusts
  • BREK
  • fusts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Breakfasts pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. BREKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. fustsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of breakfasts

American and British speakers say breakfasts in essentially the same way: /ˈbrɛkfəsts/ in the US and /ˈbrɛkfəsts/ in the UK.

British respelling: BREK-fusts.

What does breakfasts mean?

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

Questions about saying breakfasts

How do you pronounce breakfasts?

Say BREK-fusts. The American pronunciation is /ˈbrɛkfəsts/. In British English it is /ˈbrɛkfəsts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in breakfasts?

Breakfasts has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BREK). Broken into parts: BREK · fusts.

Do Americans and Brits say breakfasts the same way?

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

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