How to pronounce friction in American English
“friction” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to friction the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “friction” in: all accents · British English (175 clips)
“friction” in real sentences — American speakers
629 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Friction in communication, friction in getting things done.
US National Archives
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the friction significantly.
Federal Reserve
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lot of resistance and friction.
NSF
Words that sound like “friction”
Words one sound away from friction — 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 friction. 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.