ree-MEYENDZ
/ɹiˈmaɪndz/
reminds is pronounced ree-MEYENDZ (/ɹiˈmaɪndz/). Reminds is a verb meaning to cause someone to recall something or to suggest the memory of something to others. It denotes triggering memory, often by hint or prompt, and can also imply urging attention to a past event or obligation. In everyday use, it conveys gently nudging someone toward remembering or noting something.
Reminds is a verb meaning to cause someone to recall something or to suggest the memory of something to others. It denotes triggering memory, often by hint or prompt, and can also imply urging attention to a past event or obligation. In everyday use, it conveys gently nudging someone toward remembering or noting something.
"She reminds me to pick up groceries on the way home."
"The poster reminds visitors of the safety protocols."
"That song always reminds me of our trip last year."
Pronounce as /rɪˈmaɪndz/. Start with a short 'ri' as in 'rid', then the stressed diphthong /aɪ/ as in 'mine', followed by the final voiced consonant cluster /ndz/ as in 'lends' but with a z at the end. The stress is on the second syllable. You can reference audio examples on Pronounce or Cambridge for native timing. Mouth: light lip rounding for the /ɪ/ and raise the middle of the tongue to form the /maɪ/ vowel glide, ending with the /n/ + /d/ + /z/ blend.
Two common errors: 1) De-voicing the final /z/ to /s/ as in /rɪˈmaɪnds/ without voice. Ensure your vocal cords vibrate for /z/. 2) Misplacing stress, saying /rɪˈmaɪndz/ with uneven emphasis on the second syllable or flattening to /ˈrɛmɪndz/. Keep primary stress on the 2nd syllable and maintain the /aɪ/ diphthong clearly. Practice by saying ‘rain’ and adding the final /dz/: /rɪ/ + /ˈmaɪndz/.
US, UK, and AU mostly share /rɪˈmaɪndz/, but rhoticity matters: US is rhotic with r-coloring the first syllable; UK often has non-rhotic influence in some speakers, slightly less pronounced rhoticity, and a crisper /ɪ/ in the first vowel. AU tends toward a clear /r/ when followed by a vowel, but often weaker than US. The /aɪ/ diphthong remains central; pace is slightly broader in UK and AU. IPA remains /rɪˈmaɪndz/ or /rɪˈmaɪnz/ depending on voicing. Listen to region-specific samples for subtle vowel quality.
The difficulty lies in the final /ndz/ cluster which requires a quick transition from the alveolar nasal /n/ to the alveolar stop /d/ and the voiced fricative /z/. This can blur in rapid speech, causing a lingering /n/ or a softened /z/. Additionally, the /ɪ/ vowel in /rɪ/ and the /aɪ/ in /maɪ/ demand precise tongue elevation. Focus on keeping the nucleus /aɪ/ stable while sequencing the /n/ and /dz/ clearly.
A unique reminder for this word is the tight link between reminder meaning and its sound pattern: avoid reducing the /maɪ/ to a lax vowel; keep the high front diphthong /aɪ/ intact before the /ndz/. That preserves the subtle but essential contrast to similar verbs like ‘remind’ (no final /z/) and keeps the pronunciation precise in rapid speech.
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Reminds derives from remind, which traces to Old French reminter? The actual root is forcefully connected to the Latin rememorare, which means to recall or bring back to remembrance. In English, remind first appeared in the 16th century through Old French reminter (rendered as reminir or remindier in earlier forms), though the modern spelling and sense coalesced in Early Modern English. The verb remind is built from re- (again, back) plus mind, originally meaning to bring back to mind or to cause memory to return. The sense evolved from literal mental reinstatement to broader usage: prompting memory, awareness, or attention about events, tasks, or obligations. Over centuries, “remind” has retained its core cognitive trigger, while expanding to contexts like reminders via notes, alarms, or messages in digital language, but always with the core idea of prompting recollection or action through a cue or prompt.
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