How to pronounce alligator in American English
“alligator” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to alligator the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“alligator” in real sentences — American speakers
197 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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alligator snapping turtle.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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This is just an example from an alligator of an actual basilar papilla.
NIH
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a half alligator an hour in his turn know that happened for you left I with
House Judiciary Committee
Words that sound like “alligator”
Words one sound away from alligator — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “alligator”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of alligator. 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.