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How to pronounce houts

Say it like HOWTS. Houts is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/haʊts/HOWTS
UK British/haʊts/HOWTS
  • HOWTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Houts pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. HOWTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of houts

American and British speakers say houts in essentially the same way: /haʊts/ in the US and /haʊts/ in the UK.

British respelling: HOWTS.

What does houts mean?

noun
  1. plural of hout

Questions about saying houts

How do you pronounce houts?

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

How many syllables are in houts?

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

Do Americans and Brits say houts the same way?

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

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