How to pronounce snowshoes
Say it like SNOH-shooz. Snowshoes has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SNOH).
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US American/ˈsnoʊˌʃuz/SNOH-shooz
UK British/ˈsnəʊˌʃuːz/SNOH-shooz
- SNOH
- shooz
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Snowshoes pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SNOHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
- shoozGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of snowshoes
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: SNOH-shooz.
What does snowshoes mean?
noun
- plural of snowshoe How to pronounce snowshoe
- third-person singular simple present indicative of snowshoe How to pronounce snowshoe
Questions about saying snowshoes
How do you pronounce snowshoes?
Say SNOH-shooz. The American pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊˌʃuz/. In British English it is /ˈsnəʊˌʃuːz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in snowshoes?
Snowshoes has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SNOH). Broken into parts: SNOH · shooz.
Is snowshoes pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ˈsnəʊˌʃuːz/ (SNOH-shooz).