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How to pronounce Santos

Say it like SAN-tohs. Santos has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SAN).

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US American/ˈsæntoʊs/SAN-tohs
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • SAN
  • tohs
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Santos pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SANSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. tohsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.

What does Santos mean?

noun
  1. a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo

Questions about saying Santos

How do you pronounce Santos?

Say SAN-tohs. The American pronunciation is /ˈsæntoʊs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in Santos?

Santos has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SAN). Broken into parts: SAN · tohs.

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