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How to pronounce spreadsheets

Say it like SPRED-sheets. Spreadsheets has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SPRED).

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US American/ˈsprɛdˌʃits/SPRED-sheets
UK British/ˈsprɛdˌʃiːts/SPRED-sheets
  • SPRED
  • sheets
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Spreadsheets pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SPREDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. sheetsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of spreadsheets

American and British speakers say spreadsheets in essentially the same way: /ˈsprɛdˌʃits/ in the US and /ˈsprɛdˌʃiːts/ in the UK.

British respelling: SPRED-sheets.

What does spreadsheets mean?

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

Questions about saying spreadsheets

How do you pronounce spreadsheets?

Say SPRED-sheets. The American pronunciation is /ˈsprɛdˌʃits/. In British English it is /ˈsprɛdˌʃiːts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in spreadsheets?

Spreadsheets has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SPRED). Broken into parts: SPRED · sheets.

Do Americans and Brits say spreadsheets the same way?

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

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