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How to pronounce milks

Say it like MILKS. Milks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/mɪlks/MILKS
UK British/mɪlks/MILKS
  • MILKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Milks pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. MILKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of milks

American and British speakers say milks in essentially the same way: /mɪlks/ in the US and /mɪlks/ in the UK.

British respelling: MILKS.

What does milks mean?

noun
  1. plural of milk How to pronounce milk
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of milk How to pronounce milk

Questions about saying milks

How do you pronounce milks?

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

How many syllables are in milks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say milks the same way?

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

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