How to pronounce hanks in American English
“hanks” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to hanks the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “hanks” in: all accents
“hanks” in real sentences — American speakers
67 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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(Greg Hanks): Thanks (Deb).
Census Bureau
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Tom Hanks: So long, partner.
The Obama White House
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Yeah, take that Tom Hanks.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “hanks”
Words one sound away from hanks — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “hanks”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of hanks. 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.