How to pronounce seafood
Say it like SEE-food. Seafood has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SEE).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce seafood. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- SEE
- food
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Seafood pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SEESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
- foodGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of seafood
American and British speakers say seafood in essentially the same way: /ˈsiˌfud/ in the US and /ˈsiːˌfuːd/ in the UK.
British respelling: SEE-food.
What does seafood mean?
- edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
Where does seafood come from?
From sea + food.
Questions about saying seafood
How do you pronounce seafood?
Say SEE-food. The American pronunciation is /ˈsiˌfud/. In British English it is /ˈsiːˌfuːd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in seafood?
Seafood has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SEE). Broken into parts: SEE · food.
Do Americans and Brits say seafood the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈsiˌfud/ and the British form is /ˈsiːˌfuːd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.