How to pronounce alpha in American English
“alpha” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to alpha the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“alpha” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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taxiway alpha between taxiway's alpha 9r and alpha 10.
FAA
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Alpha A, Alpha B, and Proxima.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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That's Delta Charlie Alpha 26, Mike Alpha 024.
NTSB
Words that sound like “alpha”
Words one sound away from alpha — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “alpha”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of alpha. 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.