How to pronounce guilts
Say it like GHILTS. Guilts is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- GHILTS
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Guilts pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GHILTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of guilts
American and British speakers say guilts in essentially the same way: /ɡɪlts/ in the US and /ɡɪlts/ in the UK.
British respelling: GHILTS.
What does guilts mean?
- third-person singular simple present indicative of guilt How to pronounce guilt
Questions about saying guilts
How do you pronounce guilts?
Say GHILTS. The American pronunciation is /ɡɪlts/. In British English it is /ɡɪlts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in guilts?
Guilts is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GHILTS.
Do Americans and Brits say guilts the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ɡɪlts/ and the British form is /ɡɪlts/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.