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How to pronounce stills

Say it like STILZ. Stills is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/stɪlz/STILZ
UK British/stɪlz/STILZ
  • STILZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Stills pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of stills

American and British speakers say stills in essentially the same way: /stɪlz/ in the US and /stɪlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: STILZ.

What does stills mean?

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

Questions about saying stills

How do you pronounce stills?

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

How many syllables are in stills?

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

Do Americans and Brits say stills the same way?

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

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