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How to pronounce swans

Say it like SWAHNZ. Swans is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/swɑnz/SWAHNZ
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • SWAHNZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Swans pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SWAHNZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

Other ways to say swans

Swans also has this pronunciation, usually with a different meaning or use:

  • SWAWNZ /swɔnz/

What does swans mean?

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

Words that rhyme with swans

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Questions about saying swans

How do you pronounce swans?

Say SWAHNZ. The American pronunciation is /swɑnz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in swans?

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

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