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How to pronounce tilts

Say it like TILTS. Tilts is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tɪlts/TILTS
UK British/tɪlts/TILTS
  • TILTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Tilts pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. TILTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of tilts

American and British speakers say tilts in essentially the same way: /tɪlts/ in the US and /tɪlts/ in the UK.

British respelling: TILTS.

What does tilts mean?

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

Questions about saying tilts

How do you pronounce tilts?

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

How many syllables are in tilts?

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

Do Americans and Brits say tilts the same way?

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

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