How to pronounce contests in American English
“contests” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to contests the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “contests” in: all accents · British English (34 clips)
“contests” in real sentences — American speakers
172 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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And during those celebrations, there would be singing contests, dance contests, and transgender beauty pageants.
The Obama White House
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that differ with respect to high-profile contests like Procter & Gamble's proxy contests versus the ordinary
FTC
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and contests that were taking place at that time.
U.S. Air Force
Words that sound like “contests”
Words one sound away from contests — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “contests”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of contests. 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.