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How to pronounce outs

Say it like OWTS. Outs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/aʊts/OWTS
UK British/aʊts/OWTS
  • OWTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Outs pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. OWTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of outs

American and British speakers say outs in essentially the same way: /aʊts/ in the US and /aʊts/ in the UK.

British respelling: OWTS.

What does outs mean?

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

Questions about saying outs

How do you pronounce outs?

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

How many syllables are in outs?

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

Do Americans and Brits say outs the same way?

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

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