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How to pronounce falsehoods

Say it like FALS-huudz. Falsehoods has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FALS).

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US American/ˈfælsˌhʊdz/FALS-huudz
UK British/ˈfælsˌhʊdz/FALS-huudz
  • FALS
  • huudz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Falsehoods pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FALSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. huudzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in book.

American vs British pronunciation of falsehoods

American and British speakers say falsehoods in essentially the same way: /ˈfælsˌhʊdz/ in the US and /ˈfælsˌhʊdz/ in the UK.

British respelling: FALS-huudz.

What does falsehoods mean?

noun
  1. plural of falsehood How to pronounce falsehood

Questions about saying falsehoods

How do you pronounce falsehoods?

Say FALS-huudz. The American pronunciation is /ˈfælsˌhʊdz/. In British English it is /ˈfælsˌhʊdz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in falsehoods?

Falsehoods has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FALS). Broken into parts: FALS · huudz.

Do Americans and Brits say falsehoods the same way?

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

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