How to pronounce lessen in American English
“lessen” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to lessen the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “lessen” in: all accents · British English (143 clips)
“lessen” in real sentences — American speakers
316 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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that makes substantially lessen competition.
Dept of Justice
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could you lessen the impact?
The Obama White House
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LESSEN MATCHED BY GENDER ANDETH NECESSITY.
NIH
Words that sound like “lessen”
Words one sound away from lessen — 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 lessen. 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.