How to pronounce capital in American English
“capital” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to capital the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“capital” 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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hold capital against that under our capital rules.
Federal Reserve
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Capital controls, et cetera.
State Department
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Economic development requires capital.
USDA
Words that sound like “capital”
Words one sound away from capital — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “capital”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of capital. 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.