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How to pronounce stints

Say it like STINTS. Stints is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/stɪnts/STINTS
UK British/stɪnts/STINTS
  • STINTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Stints pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of stints

American and British speakers say stints in essentially the same way: /stɪnts/ in the US and /stɪnts/ in the UK.

British respelling: STINTS.

What does stints mean?

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

Words that rhyme with stints

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Questions about saying stints

How do you pronounce stints?

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

How many syllables are in stints?

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

Do Americans and Brits say stints the same way?

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

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