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How to pronounce ferries

Say it like FER-eez. Ferries has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FER).

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US American/ˈfɛriz/FER-eez
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • FER
  • eez
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Ferries pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. eezKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does ferries mean?

noun
  1. plural of ferry How to pronounce ferry
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ferry How to pronounce ferry

Words that rhyme with ferries

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Questions about saying ferries

How do you pronounce ferries?

Say FER-eez. The American pronunciation is /ˈfɛriz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in ferries?

Ferries has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FER). Broken into parts: FER · eez.

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