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How to pronounce Canaries

Say it like kuh-NER-eez. Canaries has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (NER).

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US American/kəˈnɛriz/kuh-NER-eez
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • kuh
  • NER
  • eez
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Canaries pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. kuhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. NERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  3. eezKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does Canaries mean?

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

Words that rhyme with Canaries

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Questions about saying Canaries

How do you pronounce Canaries?

Say kuh-NER-eez. The American pronunciation is /kəˈnɛriz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in Canaries?

Canaries has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (NER). Broken into parts: kuh · NER · eez.

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