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How to pronounce soles

Say it like SOHLZ. Soles is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/soʊlz/SOHLZ
UK British/səʊlz/SOHLZ
  • SOHLZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Soles pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SOHLZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of soles

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: SOHLZ.

What does soles mean?

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

Words that rhyme with soles

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

Questions about saying soles

How do you pronounce soles?

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

How many syllables are in soles?

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

Is soles 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 /səʊlz/ (SOHLZ).

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