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How to pronounce ifs in American English

“ifs” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to ifs the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“ifs” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. Then they also calculate what ifs.

    FAA

  2. If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and --

    The Obama White House

  3. MS NAUERT: Matt, that’s a lot of “ifs.” That’s a lot of “ifs.” They’re not there

    State Department

Words that sound like “ifs”

Words one sound away from ifs — 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 ifs. 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.

Nearby words

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