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How to pronounce plural in American English

“plural” pronunciation by American speakers

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

“plural” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. power struggles, plural; disputes, plural.

    The Obama White House

  2. you add a plural to your word or if you remove the plural.

    Census Bureau

  3. The staffing of our missions, plural.

    State Department

Words that sound like “plural”

Words one sound away from plural — 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 plural. 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.

Nearby words

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