How to pronounce handsome in American English
“handsome” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to handsome the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “handsome” in: all accents · British English (31 clips)
“handsome” in real sentences — American speakers
155 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Christian: You OK, handsome?
CDC
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and you look strikingly handsome this
NASA
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Isn't he pretty or handsome?
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “handsome”
Words one sound away from handsome — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “handsome”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of handsome. 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.