How to pronounce floats
Say it like FLOHTS. Floats is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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US American/floʊts/FLOHTS
UK British/fləʊts/FLOHTS
- FLOHTS
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Floats pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FLOHTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
American vs British pronunciation of floats
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: FLOHTS.
What does floats mean?
noun
- plural of float How to pronounce float
- third-person singular simple present indicative of float How to pronounce float
Questions about saying floats
How do you pronounce floats?
Say FLOHTS. The American pronunciation is /floʊts/. In British English it is /fləʊts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in floats?
Floats is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FLOHTS.
Is floats pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /fləʊts/ (FLOHTS).