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How to pronounce voles

Say it like VOHLZ. Voles is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/voʊlz/VOHLZ
UK British/vəʊlz/VOHLZ
  • VOHLZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Voles pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of voles

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

British respelling: VOHLZ.

What does voles mean?

noun
  1. plural of vole How to pronounce vole

Words that rhyme with voles

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Questions about saying voles

How do you pronounce voles?

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

How many syllables are in voles?

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

Is voles 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 /vəʊlz/ (VOHLZ).

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