How to pronounce "foreskins" in English
fo·re·skins
Hear native speakers say foreskins in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “foreskins”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
fo
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
re
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
skins
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 "foreskins" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "foreskins is" sounds like "foreskins-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "foreskins" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“The slayer of a thousand foreskins is himself slain, and part of the intensely”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“over time of the transcriptome of these foreskins after being exposed to serum.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“Korean baby penis facial is it made from foreskins is that what is the yeah okay okay”— Boy BoyWatch clip
“we'd be out at a restaurant, and I'd say, 'That pasta looks like a bowl of infant foreskins.' And she'd say, 'You're a bowl of infant foreskins.'”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“bone Samson slew a thousand foreskins."”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“A classical Jewish study where they snipped off the-- no, they took a fibroblast from foreskins and they measured the gene expression pattern”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
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The slayer of a thousand foreskins is himself slain, and part of the intensely
Hear it in context: “foreskins”
8 clipsThe English word “foreskins”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (fo · re · skins). Grammatically, “foreskins” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 8 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “foreskins” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, MIT OpenCourseWare, Boy Boy.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @25:02
“"Well, what is a wether?" you ask. A wether is a castrated ram. The slayer of a thousand foreskins is himself slain, and part of the intensely foreskins is himself slain, and part of the intensely”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @42:17
“and they measured the gene expression pattern over time of the transcriptome of these foreskins after being exposed to serum. after being exposed to serum.”
- 🇺🇸 USBoy BoyClip #3 · @16:15
“actually Kate plan chat um I think came to you guys to do the Korean baby penis facial is it made from foreskins is that what is the yeah okay okay is it made from foreskins is that what is the yeah okay okay”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @32:58
“'You're a hegemonic imperative in cross-training sneakers.' Or we'd be out at a restaurant, and I'd say, 'That pasta looks like a bowl of infant foreskins.' And she'd say, 'You're a bowl of infant foreskins.' 'That pasta looks like a bowl of infant foreskins.' And”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @20:12
“enemies of the Hebrews as "foreskins": "With his sword of bone Samson slew a thousand foreskins." This is an unbelievable synecdoche, synecdoche being the This is an unbelievable synecdoche, synecdoche being the”
Definition & Meaning: “foreskins”
- The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
- Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.
- To remove the foreskin.
- To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.
Example Sentences (3)
- “In the female genitalia, the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin.”
- “What she meant, of course, was young initiated men, and any such would be in short supply until after the foreskinning ceremonies at Christmas.”
- “A wether is a castrated ram. The slayer of a thousand foreskins is himself slain, and part of the intensely”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “foreskins”
- Syllables:
- fo · re · skins
- Hear it in context
- foreskins
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"foreskins" 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, "foreskins" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about foreskins
How many syllables are in “foreskins”?
“foreskins” has 3 syllables: fo · re · skins.
What does “foreskins” mean?
The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
How can I hear “foreskins” used in real sentences?
This page has 8 real-world video examples of “foreskins” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “foreskins”?
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⁄).