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How to pronounce fulfills

Say it like ful-FILZ. Fulfills has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (FILZ).

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US American/fʊlˈfɪlz/ful-FILZ
UK British/fʊlˈfɪlz/ful-FILZ
  • ful
  • FILZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Fulfills pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. fulKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "oo" in book.
  2. FILZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of fulfills

American and British speakers say fulfills in essentially the same way: /fʊlˈfɪlz/ in the US and /fʊlˈfɪlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: ful-FILZ.

What does fulfills mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fulfill How to pronounce fulfill

Questions about saying fulfills

How do you pronounce fulfills?

Say ful-FILZ. The American pronunciation is /fʊlˈfɪlz/. In British English it is /fʊlˈfɪlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in fulfills?

Fulfills has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (FILZ). Broken into parts: ful · FILZ.

Do Americans and Brits say fulfills the same way?

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

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