How to pronounce aback in American English
“aback” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to aback the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “aback” in: all accents · British English (68 clips)
“aback” in real sentences — American speakers
31 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Carney: You were taken aback?
The Obama White House
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And I was taken aback at that time.
National Archives
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Jewish community, and he was taken aback by the opposition.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “aback”
Words one sound away from aback — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of aback. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.