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# How to pronounce "figure eights" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/fɪgʌrɪːɪghts/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **fi·gu·reeights**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "figure eights" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "That's the first thing that I read in the morning. And we basically fly figure eights around our subject."
- **Watch at 23:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAJkP_CX3EM&t=1415s)

### Example 2
> "Within moments, all four of us were running figure eights around the two cars waving our arms and whooping it up."
- **Watch at 34:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p957Ml3RLY8&t=2081s)


## How to Pronounce "figure eights"

- **Syllables**: fi · gu · reeights
- **IPA**: `/fɪgʌrɪːɪghts/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[figure out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/figure-out), [work out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/work-out), [make sense of](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/make-sense-of), [find out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/find-out), [sort out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sort-out), [clear up](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clear-up), [figure](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/figure), [eights](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/eights)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “figure eights”?
“figure eights” is pronounced /fɪgʌrɪːɪghts/ (fi · gu · reeights). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “figure eights”?
“figure eights” has 3 syllables: fi · gu · reeights.

### How can I hear “figure eights” used in real sentences?
This page has 2 real-world video examples of “figure eights” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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