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How to pronounce frees

Say it like FREEZ. Frees is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/friz/FREEZ
UK British/friːz/FREEZ
  • FREEZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Frees pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of frees

American and British speakers say frees in essentially the same way: /friz/ in the US and /friːz/ in the UK.

British respelling: FREEZ.

What does frees mean?

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

Words that rhyme with frees

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Words that sound like frees

Questions about saying frees

How do you pronounce frees?

Say FREEZ. The American pronunciation is /friz/. In British English it is /friːz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in frees?

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

Do Americans and Brits say frees the same way?

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

What words sound the same as frees?

Frees sounds the same as freeze, frieze in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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