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How to pronounce faucets

Say it like FAW-suts. Faucets has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FAW).

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US American/ˈfɔsəts/FAW-suts
UK British/ˈfɒsəts/FOS-uts
  • FAW
  • suts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Faucets pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FAWSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. sutsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of faucets

American and British speakers say faucets in essentially the same way: /ˈfɔsəts/ in the US and /ˈfɒsəts/ in the UK.

British respelling: FOS-uts.

What does faucets mean?

noun
  1. plural of faucet How to pronounce faucet

Questions about saying faucets

How do you pronounce faucets?

Say FAW-suts. The American pronunciation is /ˈfɔsəts/. In British English it is /ˈfɒsəts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in faucets?

Faucets has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FAW). Broken into parts: FAW · suts.

Do Americans and Brits say faucets the same way?

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

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