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How to pronounce throats

Say it like THROHTS. Throats is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/θroʊts/THROHTS
UK British/θrəʊts/THROHTS
  • THROHTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Throats pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. THROHTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of throats

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: THROHTS.

What does throats mean?

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

Questions about saying throats

How do you pronounce throats?

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

How many syllables are in throats?

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

Is throats pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /θrəʊts/ (THROHTS).

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