How to pronounce days
Say it like DAYZ. Days is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- DAYZ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Days pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- DAYZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of days
American and British speakers say days in essentially the same way: /deɪz/ in the US and /deɪz/ in the UK.
British respelling: DAYZ.
What does days mean?
- the time during which someone's life continues“the monarch's last days”“in his final years”
Where does days come from?
From Middle English dayes, dawes, from Old English dagas, from Proto-Germanic *dagōs, *dagōz, plural of *dagaz, equivalent to day + -s (plural ending).
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Words that rhyme with days
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Words that sound like days
Questions about saying days
How do you pronounce days?
Say DAYZ. The American pronunciation is /deɪz/. In British English it is /deɪz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in days?
Days is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DAYZ.
Do Americans and Brits say days the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /deɪz/ and the British form is /deɪz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as days?
Days sounds the same as daze, dais, day's in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.