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How to pronounce pawns

Say it like PAWNZ. Pawns is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/pɔnz/PAWNZ
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • PAWNZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Pawns pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. PAWNZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

What does pawns mean?

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

Questions about saying pawns

How do you pronounce pawns?

Say PAWNZ. The American pronunciation is /pɔnz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in pawns?

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

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