How to pronounce ernest in British English
“ernest” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to ernest the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “ernest” in: all accents · American English (137 clips)
“ernest” in real sentences — British speakers
27 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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His wife Olive follows, then there are two sons, Ernest and Alfred, and then you have
UK Parliament
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There is also the Ernest Cook Trust down south, which has been very good at providing
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “ernest”
Words one sound away from ernest — 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 ernest. 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.