How to pronounce "faeces" in English
fa·e·ces
Hear native speakers say faeces in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “faeces”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
fa
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
e
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ces
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "faeces" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "faeces is" sounds like "faeces-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "faeces" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“of vomit of urine of faeces and the gradual depletion of oxygen mum was gasping for air”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“out of that fertiliser than they can other faeces.”— SciShowWatch clip
“The body is inteligent: it separates urine and faeces.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“that help break it down, and so, when she poops, there's extra access to the sugars in that faeces, so the plants can actually absorb more sugar”— SciShowWatch clip
“It’s in the faeces that pathogens are concentrated.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“That drinkable water adds up to 50 meters cubed a year, that will be soiled with Only 20 litres of faeces.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
Practice Speaking “faeces”
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of vomit of urine of faeces and the gradual depletion of oxygen mum was gasping for air
Hear it in context: “faeces”
7 clipsThe English word “faeces”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (fa · e · ces). Grammatically, “faeces” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 7 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “faeces” in natural connected speech across American (US: 7 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, SciShow.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @8:09
“that built up of human sweat of vomit of urine of faeces and the gradual depletion of oxygen mum was gasping for air depletion of oxygen mum was gasping for air”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @14:34
“so the plants can actually absorb more sugar out of that fertiliser than they can other faeces. other faeces.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @6:54
“That’s not even interesting at the agronomic level. The body is inteligent: it separates urine and faeces. it separates urine and faeces.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #4 · @14:24
“in their gut, they have special microbes in there, that help break it down, and so, when she poops, there's extra access to the sugars in that faeces, so the plants can actually absorb more sugar there's extra access to the sugars in that faeces,”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #5 · @6:48
“Once dried out, a human only produces 20 litres. It’s in the faeces that pathogens are concentrated. That’s not even interesting at the agronomic level.”
Definition & Meaning: “faeces”
- Alternative spelling of feces.
Example Sentences (3)
- “This paper reports on ingestion of soil by dairy cows using titanium analysis of faeces by the X-ray fluorescence technique, and gives the range of soil intakes of a year on both an individual and a herd basis.”
- “of vomit of urine of faeces and the gradual depletion of oxygen mum was gasping for air”
- “out of that fertiliser than they can other faeces.”
Pronounce: “faeces”
- Syllables:
- fa · e · ces
- Hear it in context
- faeces
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"faeces" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "faeces" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about faeces
How many syllables are in “faeces”?
“faeces” has 3 syllables: fa · e · ces.
What does “faeces” mean?
Alternative spelling of feces.
How can I hear “faeces” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “faeces”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).