How to pronounce reluctance in British English
“reluctance” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to reluctance the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “reluctance” in: all accents · American English (225 clips)
“reluctance” in real sentences — British speakers
322 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the reluctance to divulge information.
The Scottish Parliament
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initial reluctance by people to go there.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “reluctance”
Words one sound away from reluctance — 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 reluctance. 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.