How to pronounce spades
Say it like SPAYDZ. Spades is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SPAYDZ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Spades pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SPAYDZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of spades
American and British speakers say spades in essentially the same way: /speɪdz/ in the US and /speɪdz/ in the UK.
British respelling: SPAYDZ.
What does spades mean?
- plural of spade How to pronounce spade
- One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♠.
- A card game in which the spade suit cards are trumps.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of spade How to pronounce spade
Words that rhyme with spades
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of spades.
Questions about saying spades
How do you pronounce spades?
Say SPAYDZ. The American pronunciation is /speɪdz/. In British English it is /speɪdz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in spades?
Spades is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SPAYDZ.
Do Americans and Brits say spades the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /speɪdz/ and the British form is /speɪdz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.