How to pronounce rapid in American English
“rapid” pronunciation by American speakers
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“rapid” 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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are making rapid progress.
NIST
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through rapid decision making.
U.S. Army
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rapid gains in employment.
Federal Reserve
Words that sound like “rapid”
Words one sound away from rapid — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “rapid”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of rapid. 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.