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How to pronounce splints

Say it like SPLINTS. Splints is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/splɪnts/SPLINTS
UK British/splɪnts/SPLINTS
  • SPLINTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Splints pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of splints

American and British speakers say splints in essentially the same way: /splɪnts/ in the US and /splɪnts/ in the UK.

British respelling: SPLINTS.

What does splints mean?

noun
  1. an equine ailment
  2. plural of splint How to pronounce splint
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of splint How to pronounce splint

Words that rhyme with splints

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

Questions about saying splints

How do you pronounce splints?

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

How many syllables are in splints?

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

Do Americans and Brits say splints the same way?

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

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