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How to pronounce pols

Say it like POHLZ. Pols is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/poʊlz/POHLZ
UK British/pəʊlz/POHLZ
  • POHLZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Pols pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. POHLZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of pols

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: POHLZ.

What does pols mean?

noun
  1. plural of pol How to pronounce pol

Words that rhyme with pols

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Words that sound like pols

Questions about saying pols

How do you pronounce pols?

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

How many syllables are in pols?

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

Is pols pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /pəʊlz/ (POHLZ).

What words sound the same as pols?

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

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