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How to pronounce snuffs

Say it like SNUHFS. Snuffs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/snʌfs/SNUHFS
UK British/snʌfs/SNUHFS
  • SNUHFS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Snuffs pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SNUHFSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.

American vs British pronunciation of snuffs

American and British speakers say snuffs in essentially the same way: /snʌfs/ in the US and /snʌfs/ in the UK.

British respelling: SNUHFS.

What does snuffs mean?

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

Questions about saying snuffs

How do you pronounce snuffs?

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

How many syllables are in snuffs?

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

Do Americans and Brits say snuffs the same way?

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

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