English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Echoes Pronunciation
Echoes is pronounced E-kohz, IPA /ˈɛkoʊz/.
E-kohz
US /ˈɛkoʊz/ · UK /ˈɛkəʊz/
Syllables: E · kohz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural) and verb: Sounds that bounce back from a surface, or the act of repeating something said before.
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Echoes in a Sentence
- The echoes in the empty hall made it hard to hear the speaker.
- Her argument echoes what the committee said last year.
- We could hear echoes of the band from three streets away.
Common Mispronunciations of Echoes
Not e-CHOHZ
Echo and echoes both lead with a stressed E, and adding the plural ending does not move it anywhere.
Not E-choz
The ch is a k here, a leftover from the Greek spelling. Say it the way you say chorus and school, not the way you say church.
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