how to pronounce stairs

/ˈstɛɹz/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of stairs is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

stairs is pronounced in one syllable

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of stairs

1. example pitch curve for pronunciation of stairs

test your pronunciation of stairs

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of stairs

video examples of stairs pronunciation

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

“… if you go down these wobbly stairs you …”

meanings of stairs

noun:

Plural of stair.
A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.

name:

Plural of Stair.

stairs frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word stairs occurs in english on average 24.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.