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How to pronounce informs

Say it like in-FORMZ. Informs has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (FORMZ).

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US American/ˌɪnˈfɔrmz/in-FORMZ
UK British/ˌɪnˈfɔːmz/in-FAWMZ
  • in
  • FORMZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Informs pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. inGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. FORMZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

American vs British pronunciation of informs

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: in-FAWMZ.

What does informs mean?

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

Questions about saying informs

How do you pronounce informs?

Say in-FORMZ. The American pronunciation is /ˌɪnˈfɔrmz/. In British English it is /ˌɪnˈfɔːmz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in informs?

Informs has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (FORMZ). Broken into parts: in · FORMZ.

Is informs pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /ˌɪnˈfɔːmz/ (in-FAWMZ).

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