How to pronounce adolescence in American English
“adolescence” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to adolescence the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “adolescence” in: all accents · British English (113 clips)
“adolescence” in real sentences — American speakers
182 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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dramatic changes during adolescence.
The Obama White House
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evident for hospitalization and adolescence.
CDC
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throughout adolescence and continues to climb throughout adulthood.
NIH
Words that sound like “adolescence”
Words one sound away from adolescence — 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 adolescence. 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.