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How to pronounce heles

Say it like HEELZ. Heles is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/hilz/HEELZ
UK British/hiːlz/HEELZ
  • HEELZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Heles pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. HEELZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of heles

American and British speakers say heles in essentially the same way: /hilz/ in the US and /hiːlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: HEELZ.

What does heles mean?

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

Questions about saying heles

How do you pronounce heles?

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

How many syllables are in heles?

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

Do Americans and Brits say heles the same way?

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

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