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How to pronounce howls

Say it like HOWLZ. Howls is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/haʊlz/HOWLZ
UK British/haʊlz/HOWLZ
  • HOWLZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Howls pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of howls

American and British speakers say howls in essentially the same way: /haʊlz/ in the US and /haʊlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: HOWLZ.

What does howls mean?

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

Questions about saying howls

How do you pronounce howls?

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

How many syllables are in howls?

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

Do Americans and Brits say howls the same way?

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

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