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How to pronounce sleds

Say it like SLEDZ. Sleds is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/slɛdz/SLEDZ
UK British/slɛdz/SLEDZ
  • SLEDZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Sleds pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SLEDZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of sleds

American and British speakers say sleds in essentially the same way: /slɛdz/ in the US and /slɛdz/ in the UK.

British respelling: SLEDZ.

What does sleds mean?

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

Words that rhyme with sleds

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Questions about saying sleds

How do you pronounce sleds?

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

How many syllables are in sleds?

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

Do Americans and Brits say sleds the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /slɛdz/ and the British form is /slɛdz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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