How to pronounce despair in British English
“despair” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to despair the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “despair” in: all accents · American English (293 clips)
“despair” in real sentences — British speakers
382 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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There is despair, despondency,
The Scottish Parliament
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a crisis, bringing misery and despair.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “despair”
Words one sound away from despair — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “despair”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of despair. 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.