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How to pronounce stockades

Say it like STOK-aydz. Stockades has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (STOK).

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US American/ˈstɑˌkeɪdz/STOK-aydz
UK British/ˈstɒˌkeɪdz/STOK-aydz
  • STOK
  • aydz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Stockades pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. STOKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  2. aydzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of stockades

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: STOK-aydz.

What does stockades mean?

noun
  1. plural of stockade How to pronounce stockade

Questions about saying stockades

How do you pronounce stockades?

Say STOK-aydz. The American pronunciation is /ˈstɑˌkeɪdz/. In British English it is /ˈstɒˌkeɪdz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in stockades?

Stockades has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (STOK). Broken into parts: STOK · aydz.

Is stockades pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈstɒˌkeɪdz/ (STOK-aydz).

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