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How to pronounce ferryboats

Say it like FER-ee-bohts. Ferryboats has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FER).

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

Ferryboats 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. eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  3. bohtsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.

What does ferryboats mean?

noun
  1. plural of ferryboat How to pronounce ferryboat

Questions about saying ferryboats

How do you pronounce ferryboats?

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

How many syllables are in ferryboats?

Ferryboats has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FER). Broken into parts: FER · ee · bohts.

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