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How to pronounce lawsuits

Say it like LAW-soots. Lawsuits has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LAW).

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US American/ˈlɔˌsuts/LAW-soots
UK British/ˈlɒˌsuːts/LOS-oots
  • LAW
  • soots
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Lawsuits pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. LAWSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. sootsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of lawsuits

American and British speakers say lawsuits in essentially the same way: /ˈlɔˌsuts/ in the US and /ˈlɒˌsuːts/ in the UK.

British respelling: LOS-oots.

What does lawsuits mean?

noun
  1. plural of lawsuit How to pronounce lawsuit

Questions about saying lawsuits

How do you pronounce lawsuits?

Say LAW-soots. The American pronunciation is /ˈlɔˌsuts/. In British English it is /ˈlɒˌsuːts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in lawsuits?

Lawsuits has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LAW). Broken into parts: LAW · soots.

Do Americans and Brits say lawsuits the same way?

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

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