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How to pronounce pulls

Say it like PUULZ. Pulls is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/pʊlz/PUULZ
UK British/pʊlz/PUULZ
  • PUULZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Pulls pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. PUULZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in book.

American vs British pronunciation of pulls

American and British speakers say pulls in essentially the same way: /pʊlz/ in the US and /pʊlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: PUULZ.

What does pulls mean?

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

Questions about saying pulls

How do you pronounce pulls?

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

How many syllables are in pulls?

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

Do Americans and Brits say pulls the same way?

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

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