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How to pronounce shouts

Say it like SHOWTS. Shouts is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ʃaʊts/SHOWTS
UK British/ʃaʊts/SHOWTS
  • SHOWTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Shouts pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SHOWTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of shouts

American and British speakers say shouts in essentially the same way: /ʃaʊts/ in the US and /ʃaʊts/ in the UK.

British respelling: SHOWTS.

What does shouts mean?

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

Questions about saying shouts

How do you pronounce shouts?

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

How many syllables are in shouts?

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

Do Americans and Brits say shouts the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ʃaʊts/ and the British form is /ʃaʊts/, 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).