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How to pronounce droids

Say it like DROYDZ. Droids is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/drɔɪdz/DROYDZ
UK British/drɔɪdz/DROYDZ
  • DROYDZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Droids pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. DROYDZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oy" in boy.

American vs British pronunciation of droids

American and British speakers say droids in essentially the same way: /drɔɪdz/ in the US and /drɔɪdz/ in the UK.

British respelling: DROYDZ.

What does droids mean?

noun
  1. plural of droid How to pronounce droid

Questions about saying droids

How do you pronounce droids?

Say DROYDZ. The American pronunciation is /drɔɪdz/. In British English it is /drɔɪdz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in droids?

Droids is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DROYDZ.

Do Americans and Brits say droids the same way?

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

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