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How to pronounce forehands

Say it like FOR-handz. Forehands has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FOR).

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US American/ˈfɔrˌhændz/FOR-handz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • FOR
  • handz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Forehands pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FORSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. handzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

What does forehands mean?

noun
  1. plural of forehand How to pronounce forehand

Questions about saying forehands

How do you pronounce forehands?

Say FOR-handz. The American pronunciation is /ˈfɔrˌhændz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in forehands?

Forehands has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FOR). Broken into parts: FOR · handz.

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