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How to pronounce reads in American English

“reads” pronunciation by American speakers

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

“reads” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. language reads slightly differently.

    CDC

  2. The certificate reads as follows.

    Federal Reserve

  3. Everybody reads their Amazon reviews.

    Smithsonian Air & Space

Words that sound like “reads”

Words one sound away from reads — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “reads”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of reads. 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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