English pronunciation
How to pronounce “animals”
Phonetic spelling
AN-uh-mulz
IPA /ˈænəməɫz/
Syllable stress
an·uh·mulz
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
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a n i m a l s
“animals” is spelled A-N-I-M-A-L-S. It is pronounced AN-uh-mulz, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I love watching animals at the zoo.
We should be kind to animals.