How to pronounce cactus
Listen to cactus in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“cactus” in real sentences
197 clips in the index · 52 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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high into a blooming cactus.
The Moth · hear it here
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They're spineless cactus cacti.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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2760 Cactus 1549 turn left 270 this is Cactus 1539 hit birs lost thrust and both
NTSB · hear it here
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pear cactus growing in the desert.
US Fish & Wildlife Service · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of cactus. 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.