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How to pronounce budgets

Say it like BUHJ-its. Budgets has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BUHJ).

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US American/ˈbʌdʒɪts/BUHJ-its
UK British/ˈbʌdʒɪts/BUHJ-its
  • BUHJ
  • its
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Budgets pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. BUHJSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.
  2. itsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of budgets

American and British speakers say budgets in essentially the same way: /ˈbʌdʒɪts/ in the US and /ˈbʌdʒɪts/ in the UK.

British respelling: BUHJ-its.

What does budgets mean?

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

Questions about saying budgets

How do you pronounce budgets?

Say BUHJ-its. The American pronunciation is /ˈbʌdʒɪts/. In British English it is /ˈbʌdʒɪts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in budgets?

Budgets has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BUHJ). Broken into parts: BUHJ · its.

Do Americans and Brits say budgets the same way?

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

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