English pronunciation

How to pronounce “ones

Phonetic spelling

WUNZ

IPA /ˈwənz/

Syllable stress

wunz

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “ones”?

o n e s

ones” is spelled O-N-E-S. It is pronounced WUNZ, 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 bought the red ones, not the blue ones.

  • These are the ones I was telling you about.

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