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How to pronounce preschools

Say it like PREE-skoolz. Preschools has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PREE).

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US American/ˈpriˌskulz/PREE-skoolz
UK British/ˈpriːˌskuːlz/PREE-skoolz
  • PREE
  • skoolz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Preschools pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. PREESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  2. skoolzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of preschools

American and British speakers say preschools in essentially the same way: /ˈpriˌskulz/ in the US and /ˈpriːˌskuːlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: PREE-skoolz.

Other ways to say preschools

Preschools also has this pronunciation, usually with a different meaning or use:

  • pree-SKOOLZ /priˈskulz/

What does preschools mean?

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

Questions about saying preschools

How do you pronounce preschools?

Say PREE-skoolz. The American pronunciation is /ˈpriˌskulz/. In British English it is /ˈpriːˌskuːlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in preschools?

Preschools has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PREE). Broken into parts: PREE · skoolz.

Do Americans and Brits say preschools the same way?

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

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