How to pronounce deer in American English
“deer” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to deer the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“deer” in real sentences — American speakers
620 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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eight tiny rein-deer, Mrs.
The Obama White House
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We can walk up to a deer at night with a flashlight and the deer freezes
NIST
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skunks, even deer and wood rats.
CDC
Words that sound like “deer”
Words one sound away from deer — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “deer”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of deer. 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.