How to pronounce excuses in American English
“excuses” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to excuses the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “excuses” in: all accents · British English (566 clips)
“excuses” in real sentences — American speakers
253 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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make excuses for criminals.
The Obama White House
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you never show up with excuses.
U.S. Air Force
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Well, I don't want to make excuses.
Federal Reserve
Words that sound like “excuses”
Words one sound away from excuses — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “excuses”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of excuses. 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.