how to pronounce hours

/ˈaʊɚz/

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hours is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hours in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and I said okay 24 hours goes by and now …”

meanings of hours

noun:

Plural of hour.

hours frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word hours occurs in english on average 266.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.