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title: "How to Pronounce Portraits: IPA & Syllable Guide | Speakeroo"
description: "Pronounce Portraits as /ˈpɔrt.rəts/ — PAWRT-ruhts. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
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# How to pronounce Portraits

/ˈpɔrt.rəts/

PAWRT-ruhts

Portraits has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "pawrt". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Portraits syllables

Portraits has 2 syllables: PAWRT-ruhts.

1. PAWRT pɔrt
2. ruhts rəts

POR-truts, two syllables, stress on the first. The ending is a weak "truts", not "trates" — the "ai" does not lengthen in the plural any more than in the singular.

The final -s is pronounced as an s because the sound before it is voiceless.

## Sounds to watch

### The r sound

Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

### Consonant clusters

Three consonants run together with no vowel between them. Say them as one movement rather than inserting an "uh"; slowing down is fine, adding a vowel is not.

## Portraits in a sentence

- The gallery hung the portraits in the order they were painted.
- She paints portraits of dogs for a living.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- Final -s ending unclear Use the correct /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ ending and keep it audible.
- /r/ distorted or unclear Use the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Consonant cluster reduced Build the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonant Finish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce portraits?

Portraits is pronounced /ˈpɔrt.rəts/, or PAWRT-ruhts in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "pawrt".

### How many syllables are in portraits?

2: PAWRT-ruhts. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use portraits in a sentence?

The gallery hung the portraits in the order they were painted. She paints portraits of dogs for a living.

### How is the ending of portraits pronounced?

The final -s is pronounced as an s because the sound before it is voiceless.

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