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How to pronounce disagrees

Say it like dih-suh-GREEZ. Disagrees has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (GREEZ).

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US American/dɪsəˈɡriz/dih-suh-GREEZ
UK British/dɪsəˈɡriːz/dih-suh-GREEZ
  • dih
  • suh
  • GREEZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Disagrees pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. dihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. suhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. GREEZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of disagrees

American and British speakers say disagrees in essentially the same way: /dɪsəˈɡriz/ in the US and /dɪsəˈɡriːz/ in the UK.

British respelling: dih-suh-GREEZ.

What does disagrees mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disagree How to pronounce disagree

Words that rhyme with disagrees

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Questions about saying disagrees

How do you pronounce disagrees?

Say dih-suh-GREEZ. The American pronunciation is /dɪsəˈɡriz/. In British English it is /dɪsəˈɡriːz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in disagrees?

Disagrees has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (GREEZ). Broken into parts: dih · suh · GREEZ.

Do Americans and Brits say disagrees the same way?

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

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