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How to pronounce peas

Say it like PEEZ. Peas is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/piz/PEEZ
UK British/piːz/PEEZ
  • PEEZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Peas pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. PEEZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of peas

American and British speakers say peas in essentially the same way: /piz/ in the US and /piːz/ in the UK.

British respelling: PEEZ.

What does peas mean?

noun
  1. plural of pea How to pronounce pea

Words that rhyme with peas

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Words that sound like peas

Questions about saying peas

How do you pronounce peas?

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

How many syllables are in peas?

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

Do Americans and Brits say peas the same way?

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

What words sound the same as peas?

Peas sounds the same as pes in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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