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How to pronounce pawnshops

Say it like PAWN-shahps. Pawnshops has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAWN).

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US American/ˈpɔnˌʃɑps/PAWN-shahps
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • PAWN
  • shahps
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Pawnshops pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. PAWNSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. shahpsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does pawnshops mean?

noun
  1. plural of pawnshop How to pronounce pawnshop

Questions about saying pawnshops

How do you pronounce pawnshops?

Say PAWN-shahps. The American pronunciation is /ˈpɔnˌʃɑps/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in pawnshops?

Pawnshops has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAWN). Broken into parts: PAWN · shahps.

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