How to pronounce holy in American English
“holy” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to holy the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “holy” in: all accents · British English (191 clips)
“holy” in real sentences — American speakers
655 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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"Holy that just happened."
U.S. Air Force
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this observation during Holy Week.
The Obama White House
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Holy Mother of God, listen!
National Archives
Words that sound like “holy”
Words one sound away from holy — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “holy”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of holy. 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.