How to pronounce deficient in American English
“deficient” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to deficient the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “deficient” in: all accents · British English (136 clips)
“deficient” in real sentences — American speakers
206 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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using stem cells to replace these deficient, deficient circuits.
NIST
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they are deficient in something.
NIH
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very deficient going into the crisis.
Federal Reserve
Words that sound like “deficient”
Words one sound away from deficient — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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