How to pronounce melissa in American English
“melissa” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to melissa the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “melissa” in: all accents · British English (115 clips)
“melissa” in real sentences — American speakers
952 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Melissa: Hi, my name is Melissa.
The Obama White House
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(Melissa): Okay, perfect.
Census Bureau
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Melissa Cheos [phonetic].
CDC
Words that sound like “melissa”
Words one sound away from melissa — 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 melissa. 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.