How to pronounce contest in British English
“contest” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to contest the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“contest” in real sentences — British speakers
304 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the SNP leadership contest.
The Scottish Parliament
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in what was a serious contest.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “contest”
Words one sound away from contest — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “contest”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of contest. 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.