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How to pronounce floors

Say it like FLORZ. Floors is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/flɔrz/FLORZ
UK British/flɔːz/FLAWZ
  • FLORZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Floors pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FLORZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

American vs British pronunciation of floors

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: FLAWZ.

What does floors mean?

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

Words that rhyme with floors

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Questions about saying floors

How do you pronounce floors?

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

How many syllables are in floors?

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

Is floors pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /flɔːz/ (FLAWZ).

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