How to pronounce kathleen in American English
“kathleen” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to kathleen the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “kathleen” in: all accents · British English (50 clips)
“kathleen” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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- [Kathleen] Good morning, Kathleen Berry.
US National Archives
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Kathleen McDeavitt: Hi, I’m Kathleen McDeavitt.
NIH
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Kathleen Burchett - USFWS: So, Kathleen Burchett - USFWS: next slide.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Words that sound like “kathleen”
Words one sound away from kathleen — 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 kathleen. 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.