How to pronounce des in American English
“des” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to des the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “des” in: all accents · British English (72 clips)
“des” in real sentences — American speakers
181 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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based in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Obama White House
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Nevada; and Des Moines, Iowa.
Dept of Justice
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Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa.
USDA
Words that sound like “des”
Words one sound away from des — 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 des. 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.