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How to pronounce twelfths
/twelfθs/ British English
TWELFTHS
1 beat (syllable).
✗ Many people say
TWELS
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TWELFTHS
My tip
One of the hardest English words! Say it slowly: twelf, then th, then s.
In a sentence
Five twelfths is less than half.
Now you say it
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: TWELFTHS.
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Questions
How do you pronounce twelfths?
In British English, twelfths is pronounced /twelfθs/. Say it like this: TWELFTHS. One of the hardest English words! Say it slowly: twelf, then th, then s.
How many syllables are in twelfths?
When you say it, twelfths has 1 syllable: TWELFTHS.