How to pronounce defendant in American English
“defendant” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to defendant the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “defendant” in: all accents · British English (29 clips)
“defendant” in real sentences — American speakers
947 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the perspective of a defendant.
Dept of Justice
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Should the defendant be allowed to return home, or will the defendant be confined to jail
State Department
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just focused on the defendant thanks
FTC
Words that sound like “defendant”
Words one sound away from defendant — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “defendant”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of defendant. 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.