How to pronounce leaps in American English
“leaps” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to leaps the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “leaps” in: all accents · British English (53 clips)
“leaps” in real sentences — American speakers
163 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Giant leaps in technology.
NASA
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moved leaps and bounds since his leadership.
The Obama White House
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it takes these great leaps of technology.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “leaps”
Words one sound away from leaps — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “leaps”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of leaps. 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.