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How to pronounce farmhouses

Say it like FARM-how-suz. Farmhouses has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FARM).

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US American/ˈfɑrmˌhaʊsəz/FARM-how-suz
UK British/ˈfɑːmˌhaʊsəz/FAHM-how-suz
  • FARM
  • how
  • suz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Farmhouses pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FARMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  2. howGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ow" in now.
  3. suzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of farmhouses

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: FAHM-how-suz.

What does farmhouses mean?

noun
  1. plural of farmhouse How to pronounce farmhouse

Questions about saying farmhouses

How do you pronounce farmhouses?

Say FARM-how-suz. The American pronunciation is /ˈfɑrmˌhaʊsəz/. In British English it is /ˈfɑːmˌhaʊsəz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in farmhouses?

Farmhouses has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FARM). Broken into parts: FARM · how · suz.

Is farmhouses pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /ˈfɑːmˌhaʊsəz/ (FAHM-how-suz).

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