How to pronounce ellis in American English
“ellis” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to ellis the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “ellis” in: all accents · British English (102 clips)
“ellis” in real sentences — American speakers
398 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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were detained at Ellis Island.
US National Archives
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a picture of immigrants from Ellis Island.
The Obama White House
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of Agriculture I'm Bob Ellis aome
USDA
Words that sound like “ellis”
Words one sound away from ellis — 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 ellis. 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.