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How to pronounce frills

Say it like FRILZ. Frills is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/frɪlz/FRILZ
UK British/frɪlz/FRILZ
  • FRILZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Frills pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FRILZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of frills

American and British speakers say frills in essentially the same way: /frɪlz/ in the US and /frɪlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: FRILZ.

What does frills mean?

noun
  1. plural of frill How to pronounce frill

Questions about saying frills

How do you pronounce frills?

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

How many syllables are in frills?

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

Do Americans and Brits say frills the same way?

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

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