How to pronounce black in American English
“black” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to black the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“black” 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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supermassive black holes?
Smithsonian Air & Space
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black spots, but, you know, he'll lose those black feathers eventually.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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In 1866, two black cavalry and two black infantry regiments were established.
National Park Service
Words that sound like “black”
Words one sound away from black — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “black”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of black. 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.