How to pronounce deference in British English
“deference” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to deference the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “deference” in: all accents · American English (136 clips)
“deference” in real sentences — British speakers
24 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I would not anticipate any undue deference to the board in that regard.
The Scottish Parliament
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We are decades past the age of deference and we are now reaping its consequences.
The Scottish Parliament
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certain amount of deference towards uh MPS MPS in general terms not not Tony but often
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “deference”
Words one sound away from deference — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of deference. 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.