How to pronounce contest in American English
“contest” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to contest the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “contest” in: all accents · British English (304 clips)
“contest” in real sentences — American speakers
959 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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contest jurisdiction will contest the appropriateness of the case and will contest the charges and the
Voice of America
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international naming contest.
NASA
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contest that was happening.
The Obama White House
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.