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How to pronounce sweatpants

Say it like SWET-pants. Sweatpants has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SWET).

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US American/ˈswɛtˌpænts/SWET-pants
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • SWET
  • pants
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Sweatpants pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SWETSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. pantsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

What does sweatpants mean?

noun
  1. Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

Where does sweatpants come from?

From sweat + pants.

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Questions about saying sweatpants

How do you pronounce sweatpants?

Say SWET-pants. The American pronunciation is /ˈswɛtˌpænts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in sweatpants?

Sweatpants has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SWET). Broken into parts: SWET · pants.

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