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How to pronounce spins

Say it like SPINZ. Spins is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/spɪnz/SPINZ
UK British/spɪnz/SPINZ
  • SPINZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Spins pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SPINZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of spins

American and British speakers say spins in essentially the same way: /spɪnz/ in the US and /spɪnz/ in the UK.

British respelling: SPINZ.

What does spins mean?

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

Questions about saying spins

How do you pronounce spins?

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

How many syllables are in spins?

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

Do Americans and Brits say spins the same way?

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

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