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How to pronounce handballs

Say it like HAND-bawlz. Handballs has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HAND).

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US American/ˈhændˌbɔlz/HAND-bawlz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • HAND
  • bawlz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Handballs pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. HANDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. bawlzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

What does handballs mean?

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

Questions about saying handballs

How do you pronounce handballs?

Say HAND-bawlz. The American pronunciation is /ˈhændˌbɔlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in handballs?

Handballs has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HAND). Broken into parts: HAND · bawlz.

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