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How to pronounce flints

Say it like FLINTS. Flints is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/flɪnts/FLINTS
UK British/flɪnts/FLINTS
  • FLINTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Flints pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FLINTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of flints

American and British speakers say flints in essentially the same way: /flɪnts/ in the US and /flɪnts/ in the UK.

British respelling: FLINTS.

What does flints mean?

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

Words that rhyme with flints

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of flints.

Questions about saying flints

How do you pronounce flints?

Say FLINTS. The American pronunciation is /flɪnts/. In British English it is /flɪnts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in flints?

Flints is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FLINTS.

Do Americans and Brits say flints the same way?

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

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