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How to pronounce screenshots

Say it like SKREEN-shots. Screenshots has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SKREEN).

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US American/ˈskrinˌʃɑts/SKREEN-shots
UK British/ˈskriːnˌʃɒts/SKREEN-shots
  • SKREEN
  • shots
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Screenshots pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SKREENSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  2. shotsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of screenshots

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: SKREEN-shots.

What does screenshots mean?

noun
  1. plural of screenshot How to pronounce screenshot
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of screenshot How to pronounce screenshot

Questions about saying screenshots

How do you pronounce screenshots?

Say SKREEN-shots. The American pronunciation is /ˈskrinˌʃɑts/. In British English it is /ˈskriːnˌʃɒts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in screenshots?

Screenshots has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SKREEN). Broken into parts: SKREEN · shots.

Is screenshots pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈskriːnˌʃɒts/ (SKREEN-shots).

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