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How to pronounce squeaks

Say it like SKWEEKS. Squeaks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/skwiks/SKWEEKS
UK British/skwiːks/SKWEEKS
  • SKWEEKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Squeaks pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SKWEEKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of squeaks

American and British speakers say squeaks in essentially the same way: /skwiks/ in the US and /skwiːks/ in the UK.

British respelling: SKWEEKS.

What does squeaks mean?

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

Questions about saying squeaks

How do you pronounce squeaks?

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

How many syllables are in squeaks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say squeaks the same way?

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

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