How to pronounce leaf in American English
“leaf” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to leaf the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “leaf” in: all accents · British English (185 clips)
“leaf” in real sentences — American speakers
362 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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angle, felt leaf willows.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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It happens in every leaf.
NIST
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leaves with rounded Leaf lobe ends and no bristles red or black Oaks have pointed Leaf
US Forest Service
Words that sound like “leaf”
Words one sound away from leaf — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “leaf”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of leaf. 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.