HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. crayons

How to pronounce crayons

Say it like KRAY-ahnz. Crayons has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KRAY).

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American to hear how to pronounce crayons. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/ˈkreɪˌɑnz/KRAY-ahnz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • KRAY
  • ahnz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Crayons pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. KRAYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
  2. ahnzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does crayons mean?

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

Questions about saying crayons

How do you pronounce crayons?

Say KRAY-ahnz. The American pronunciation is /ˈkreɪˌɑnz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in crayons?

Crayons has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KRAY). Broken into parts: KRAY · ahnz.

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