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How to pronounce patterns in American English

“patterns” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to patterns the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“patterns” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. Business patterns and it’s business patterns by county.

    Census Bureau

  2. patterns that start early.

    The Obama White House

  3. VE patterns include waning.

    CDC

Words that sound like “patterns”

Words one sound away from patterns — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “patterns”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of patterns. 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.

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