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How to pronounce floodlights

Say it like FLUHD-lyts. Floodlights has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FLUHD).

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US American/ˈflʌdˌlaɪts/FLUHD-lyts
UK British/ˈflʌdˌlaɪts/FLUHD-lyts
  • FLUHD
  • lyts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Floodlights pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FLUHDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.
  2. lytsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in time.

American vs British pronunciation of floodlights

American and British speakers say floodlights in essentially the same way: /ˈflʌdˌlaɪts/ in the US and /ˈflʌdˌlaɪts/ in the UK.

British respelling: FLUHD-lyts.

What does floodlights mean?

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

Questions about saying floodlights

How do you pronounce floodlights?

Say FLUHD-lyts. The American pronunciation is /ˈflʌdˌlaɪts/. In British English it is /ˈflʌdˌlaɪts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in floodlights?

Floodlights has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FLUHD). Broken into parts: FLUHD · lyts.

Do Americans and Brits say floodlights the same way?

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

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