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How to pronounce handbooks

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

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

Handbooks 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. buuksGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in book.

What does handbooks mean?

noun
  1. plural of handbook How to pronounce handbook

Questions about saying handbooks

How do you pronounce handbooks?

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

How many syllables are in handbooks?

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

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