How to pronounce defence in British English
“defence” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to defence the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “defence” in: all accents · American English (35 clips)
“defence” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
-
supporting defence personnel.
The Scottish Parliament
-
defence, then on Cumbria flood defence, the Prime Minister still seems unable to answer.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “defence”
Words one sound away from defence — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “defence”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of defence. 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.