How to pronounce erect in American English
“erect” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to erect the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “erect” in: all accents · British English (28 clips)
“erect” in real sentences — American speakers
86 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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stockpile weapons, to erect roadblocks.
The Obama White House
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pad in an erect position.
National Archives
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worked with him and who erect to his memory.
National Park Service
Words that sound like “erect”
Words one sound away from erect — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “erect”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of erect. 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.