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How to pronounce stuffs

Say it like STUHFS. Stuffs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/stʌfs/STUHFS
UK British/stʌfs/STUHFS
  • STUHFS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Stuffs pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. STUHFSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.

American vs British pronunciation of stuffs

American and British speakers say stuffs in essentially the same way: /stʌfs/ in the US and /stʌfs/ in the UK.

British respelling: STUHFS.

What does stuffs mean?

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

Questions about saying stuffs

How do you pronounce stuffs?

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

How many syllables are in stuffs?

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

Do Americans and Brits say stuffs the same way?

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

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