How to pronounce feces
Say it like FEE-seez. Feces has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FEE).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce feces. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- FEE
- seez
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Feces pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FEESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
- seezGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of feces
American and British speakers say feces in essentially the same way: /ˈfiˌsiz/ in the US and /ˈfiːˌsiːz/ in the UK.
British respelling: FEE-seez.
What does feces mean?
- Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines.
Where does feces come from?
From Latin faecēs, nominative plural of faex (“residue, dregs”), further origin unknown; possibly borrowed from a substrate language.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
- excrement
- faeces
- bm
- stool
Questions about saying feces
How do you pronounce feces?
Say FEE-seez. The American pronunciation is /ˈfiˌsiz/. In British English it is /ˈfiːˌsiːz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in feces?
Feces has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FEE). Broken into parts: FEE · seez.
Do Americans and Brits say feces the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈfiˌsiz/ and the British form is /ˈfiːˌsiːz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.