How to pronounce elder in British English
“elder” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to elder the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “elder” in: all accents · American English (432 clips)
“elder” in real sentences — British speakers
142 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Thank you, Dr Elder-Woodward.
The Scottish Parliament
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And this is her elder sister, Catherine, swan-necked and lovely.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “elder”
Words one sound away from elder — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “elder”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of elder. 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.