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How to pronounce freaks

Say it like FREEKS. Freaks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/friks/FREEKS
UK British/friːks/FREEKS
  • FREEKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Freaks pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FREEKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of freaks

American and British speakers say freaks in essentially the same way: /friks/ in the US and /friːks/ in the UK.

British respelling: FREEKS.

What does freaks mean?

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

Questions about saying freaks

How do you pronounce freaks?

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

How many syllables are in freaks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say freaks the same way?

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

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