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How to pronounce toads

Say it like TOHDZ. Toads is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/toʊdz/TOHDZ
UK British/təʊdz/TOHDZ
  • TOHDZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Toads pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of toads

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

British respelling: TOHDZ.

What does toads mean?

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

Words that rhyme with toads

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Questions about saying toads

How do you pronounce toads?

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

How many syllables are in toads?

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

Is toads 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 /təʊdz/ (TOHDZ).

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