How to pronounce lesser in British English
“lesser” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to lesser the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “lesser” in: all accents · American English (436 clips)
“lesser” in real sentences — British speakers
421 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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getting a lesser penalty.
The Scottish Parliament
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to a greater or lesser extent.
The Scottish Parliament
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if they are a lesser person.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “lesser”
Words one sound away from lesser — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “lesser”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of lesser. 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.