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How to pronounce streams

Say it like STREEMZ. Streams is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/strimz/STREEMZ
UK British/striːmz/STREEMZ
  • STREEMZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Streams pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of streams

American and British speakers say streams in essentially the same way: /strimz/ in the US and /striːmz/ in the UK.

British respelling: STREEMZ.

What does streams mean?

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

Questions about saying streams

How do you pronounce streams?

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

How many syllables are in streams?

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

Do Americans and Brits say streams the same way?

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

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