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How to pronounce spoofs

Say it like SPOOFS. Spoofs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/spufs/SPOOFS
UK British/spuːfs/SPOOFS
  • SPOOFS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Spoofs pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SPOOFSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of spoofs

American and British speakers say spoofs in essentially the same way: /spufs/ in the US and /spuːfs/ in the UK.

British respelling: SPOOFS.

What does spoofs mean?

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

Questions about saying spoofs

How do you pronounce spoofs?

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

How many syllables are in spoofs?

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

Do Americans and Brits say spoofs the same way?

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

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