How to pronounce bourbon in American English
“bourbon” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to bourbon the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“bourbon” in real sentences — American speakers
84 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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suitcase full of bourbon.
The Obama White House
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me a a nice bottle of bourbon or something.
U.S. Air Force
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the bar and they would plan their evening over Bourbon and you know cigarettes and I
US National Archives
Words that sound like “bourbon”
Words one sound away from bourbon — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “bourbon”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of bourbon. 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.