How to Pronounce Leads

To pronounce "leads", say LEADS — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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💡 Tip for remembering “leads”

"leads" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with concedes and misdeeds, if that helps it stick.

Sounds exactly like: leeds — easy to mix up when writing.

What does leads mean?

noun

  1. A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
  2. A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.

verb

  1. To cover, fill, or affect with lead

    “continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.”

  2. To place leads between the lines of.

    “leaded matter”

noun

  1. The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course

    “to be under the lead of another”

  2. Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.

    “She lost the lead.”

Words that rhyme with leads

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

concedesmisdeedsprecedesproceedsdeedsweedspedesbreedsfeedsimpedesrecedesbeads

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How many syllables are in "leads"?▾

"Leads" has one syllable.

What does "leads" mean?▾

Leads: A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).

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