How to pronounce complain in American English
“complain” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to complain the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “complain” in: all accents
“complain” in real sentences — American speakers
492 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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to complain about noise, to complain about "illegal usage" of an apartment.
Census Bureau
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But they like to complain.
The White House
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People often complain about taxes.
US National Archives
Words that sound like “complain”
Words one sound away from complain — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “complain”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of complain. 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.