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How to pronounce wholesales

Say it like HOHL-saylz. Wholesales has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HOHL).

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US American/ˈhoʊlˌseɪlz/HOHL-saylz
UK British/ˈhəʊlˌseɪlz/HOHL-saylz
  • HOHL
  • saylz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Wholesales pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. HOHLSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  2. saylzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of wholesales

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

British respelling: HOHL-saylz.

What does wholesales mean?

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

Questions about saying wholesales

How do you pronounce wholesales?

Say HOHL-saylz. The American pronunciation is /ˈhoʊlˌseɪlz/. In British English it is /ˈhəʊlˌseɪlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in wholesales?

Wholesales has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HOHL). Broken into parts: HOHL · saylz.

Is wholesales 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 /ˈhəʊlˌseɪlz/ (HOHL-saylz).

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