8 letters · 6 sounds · updated 15 Aug 2026
How to pronounce
"accusers"
"accusers" is pronounced with 6 sounds across 6 phonics chunks: a · cc · u · se · r · s. Tap each box below to hear the sound, then blend them to read the word.
'accusers' has 8 letters and 6 sounds. Some letters work together to spell a single sound — a reminder that English maps graphemes to sounds, not letters one-for-one.
How do you pronounce "accusers"?
To pronounce "accusers" correctly, say each of the 6 sounds in order, then blend them smoothly. This technique — Elkonin sound boxes — is used in thousands of US classrooms following the Science of Reading approach. Here's the step-by-step phonics method:
- 1 Say the sound for "a" — then pause
- 2 Say the sound for "cc" — then pause
- 3 Say the sound for "u" — then pause
- 4 Say the sound for "se" — then pause
- 5 Say the sound for "r" — then pause
- 6 Say the sound for "s" — final sound
- ✓ Blend all 6 sounds together: "accusers"
Frequently asked questions about "accusers"
- How do you pronounce "accusers"?
- To pronounce "accusers", say each of its 6 phonics sound chunks in order — a, cc, u, se, r, and s — then blend them smoothly. Tap the sound boxes above to hear each chunk.
- How many sound chunks are in "accusers"?
- "accusers" has 6 phonics sound chunks: a · cc · u · se · r · s. Breaking a word into chunks helps kids decode it one sound at a time using the Science of Reading approach.
- What are the phonics sounds in "accusers"?
- The phonics sounds in "accusers" are a, cc, u, se, r, and s. Each chunk represents one distinct sound; together they spell the 8-letter word "accusers".
- How many letters are in "accusers"?
- "accusers" has 8 letters and 6 phonics sound chunks.