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How to pronounce totes

Say it like TOHTS. Totes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/toʊts/TOHTS
UK British/təʊts/TOHTS
  • TOHTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Totes pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of totes

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

British respelling: TOHTS.

What does totes mean?

noun
  1. plural of tote How to pronounce tote
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tote How to pronounce tote
adverb
  1. Totally.“That was totes like the best night ever!”

Questions about saying totes

How do you pronounce totes?

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

How many syllables are in totes?

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

Is totes 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 /təʊts/ (TOHTS).

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