How to pronounce prominence in American English
“prominence” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to prominence the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “prominence” in: all accents · British English (254 clips)
“prominence” in real sentences — American speakers
114 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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uh for example with the prominence as we discussed uh yesterday uh the greater prominence of
Federal Reserve
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and fairness is getting more prominence.
The Obama White House
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We call this program PEP, for Persons of Exceptional Prominence.
National Archives
Words that sound like “prominence”
Words one sound away from prominence — 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 prominence. 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.