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How to pronounce lifestyles

Say it like LYFE-stylz. Lifestyles has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LYFE).

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US American/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz/LYFE-stylz
UK British/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz/LYFE-stylz
  • LYFE
  • stylz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Lifestyles pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. LYFESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
  2. stylzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in time.

American vs British pronunciation of lifestyles

American and British speakers say lifestyles in essentially the same way: /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz/ in the US and /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: LYFE-stylz.

What does lifestyles mean?

noun
  1. plural of lifestyle How to pronounce lifestyle

Questions about saying lifestyles

How do you pronounce lifestyles?

Say LYFE-stylz. The American pronunciation is /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz/. In British English it is /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in lifestyles?

Lifestyles has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LYFE). Broken into parts: LYFE · stylz.

Do Americans and Brits say lifestyles the same way?

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

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