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How to pronounce standoffs

Say it like STAN-dawfs. Standoffs has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (STAN).

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US American/ˈstænˌdɔfs/STAN-dawfs
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • STAN
  • dawfs
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Standoffs pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. STANSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. dawfsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

What does standoffs mean?

noun
  1. plural of standoff How to pronounce standoff

Questions about saying standoffs

How do you pronounce standoffs?

Say STAN-dawfs. The American pronunciation is /ˈstænˌdɔfs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in standoffs?

Standoffs has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (STAN). Broken into parts: STAN · dawfs.

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