How to pronounce plain in American English
“plain” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to plain the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“plain” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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algebra and plain geometry.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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of plain language principles.
CDC
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a half a chance, just ordinary, ordinary plain Americans, ordinary plain Americans knew
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “plain”
Words one sound away from plain — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “plain”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of plain. 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.