How to pronounce rats in British English
“rats” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to rats the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “rats” in: all accents · American English (267 clips)
“rats” in real sentences — British speakers
113 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Rats and mice are clever creatures.
The Scottish Parliament
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They are like rats deserting a sinking ship.
UK Parliament
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Even though rats are increasingly common in our urban communities in SNP Scotland, concerns
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “rats”
Words one sound away from rats — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “rats”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of rats. 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.