How to pronounce deference in American English
“deference” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to deference the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “deference” in: all accents · British English (24 clips)
“deference” in real sentences — American speakers
136 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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somebody from the audience raised as this issues so-called Chevron deference judicial deference to
FTC
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Was it out of deference to Saudi sensibility?
The Obama White House
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bit, certainly, with, with deference to DCSA if they felt differently.
US National Archives
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.