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How to pronounce pouts

Say it like POWTS. Pouts is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/paʊts/POWTS
UK British/paʊts/POWTS
  • POWTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Pouts pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. POWTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of pouts

American and British speakers say pouts in essentially the same way: /paʊts/ in the US and /paʊts/ in the UK.

British respelling: POWTS.

What does pouts mean?

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

Questions about saying pouts

How do you pronounce pouts?

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

How many syllables are in pouts?

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

Do Americans and Brits say pouts the same way?

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

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