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How to pronounce lobes

Say it like LOHBZ. Lobes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/loʊbz/LOHBZ
UK British/ləʊbz/LOHBZ
  • LOHBZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Lobes pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. LOHBZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of lobes

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: LOHBZ.

What does lobes mean?

noun
  1. plural of lobe How to pronounce lobe

Questions about saying lobes

How do you pronounce lobes?

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

How many syllables are in lobes?

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

Is lobes pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ləʊbz/ (LOHBZ).

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