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How to pronounce sits

Say it like SITS. Sits is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/sɪts/SITS
UK British/sɪts/SITS
  • SITS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Sits pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SITSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of sits

American and British speakers say sits in essentially the same way: /sɪts/ in the US and /sɪts/ in the UK.

British respelling: SITS.

What does sits mean?

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

Words that rhyme with sits

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of sits.

Questions about saying sits

How do you pronounce sits?

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

How many syllables are in sits?

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

Do Americans and Brits say sits the same way?

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