HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. morsels

How to pronounce morsels

Say it like MOR-sulz. Morsels has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MOR).

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce morsels. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/ˈmɔrsəlz/MOR-sulz
UK British/ˈmɔːsəlz/MAW-sulz
  • MOR
  • sulz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Morsels pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. MORSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. sulzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of morsels

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: MAW-sulz.

What does morsels mean?

noun
  1. plural of morsel How to pronounce morsel

Questions about saying morsels

How do you pronounce morsels?

Say MOR-sulz. The American pronunciation is /ˈmɔrsəlz/. In British English it is /ˈmɔːsəlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in morsels?

Morsels has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MOR). Broken into parts: MOR · sulz.

Is morsels pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /ˈmɔːsəlz/ (MAW-sulz).

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