How to pronounce applause in American English
“applause” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to applause the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “applause” in: all accents · British English (851 clips)
“applause” 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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( applause ) . ( applause ).
NIST
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[Applause] That was not a plea for applause.
Federal Reserve
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(applause) Round of applause for Gautam, ladies and gentlemen.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “applause”
Words one sound away from applause — 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 applause. 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.