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How to pronounce braces in American English
“braces” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to braces the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“braces” in real sentences — American speakers
66 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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That's when they got braces.
The Obama White House
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He tried to get me knee braces.
NIH
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She had to have braces after it.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “braces”
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Other forms of “braces”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of braces. 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.