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How to pronounce mails

Say it like MAYLZ. Mails is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/meɪlz/MAYLZ
UK British/meɪlz/MAYLZ
  • MAYLZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Mails pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. MAYLZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of mails

American and British speakers say mails in essentially the same way: /meɪlz/ in the US and /meɪlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: MAYLZ.

What does mails mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mail How to pronounce mail
noun
  1. plural of mail How to pronounce mail
  2. The mail delivery system.

Words that rhyme with mails

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of mails.

Questions about saying mails

How do you pronounce mails?

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

How many syllables are in mails?

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

Do Americans and Brits say mails the same way?

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

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