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How to pronounce huffs

Say it like HUHFS. Huffs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/hʌfs/HUHFS
UK British/hʌfs/HUHFS
  • HUHFS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Huffs pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. HUHFSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.

American vs British pronunciation of huffs

American and British speakers say huffs in essentially the same way: /hʌfs/ in the US and /hʌfs/ in the UK.

British respelling: HUHFS.

What does huffs mean?

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

Questions about saying huffs

How do you pronounce huffs?

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

How many syllables are in huffs?

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

Do Americans and Brits say huffs the same way?

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

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