How to pronounce detergent in American English
“detergent” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to detergent the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “detergent” in: all accents
“detergent” in real sentences — American speakers
61 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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JEANNE PEMBERTON: Cleaning supplies and detergents, laundry detergent, dish wash detergent, those are the very obvious
NSF
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And then wash clothes with detergent and hot water.
National Archives
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So that will come in by 2017, in the Tide detergent.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “detergent”
Words one sound away from detergent — 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 detergent. 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.