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How to pronounce jees

Say it like JEEZ. Jees is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/dʒiz/JEEZ
UK British/dʒiːz/JEEZ
  • JEEZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Jees pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of jees

American and British speakers say jees in essentially the same way: /dʒiz/ in the US and /dʒiːz/ in the UK.

British respelling: JEEZ.

What does jees mean?

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

Words that rhyme with jees

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Words that sound like jees

  • g's

Questions about saying jees

How do you pronounce jees?

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

How many syllables are in jees?

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

Do Americans and Brits say jees the same way?

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

What words sound the same as jees?

Jees sounds the same as g's in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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