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How to pronounce peels

Say it like PEELZ. Peels is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/pilz/PEELZ
UK British/piːlz/PEELZ
  • PEELZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Peels pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of peels

American and British speakers say peels in essentially the same way: /pilz/ in the US and /piːlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: PEELZ.

What does peels mean?

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

Questions about saying peels

How do you pronounce peels?

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

How many syllables are in peels?

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

Do Americans and Brits say peels the same way?

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

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