How to pronounce silicon in British English
“silicon” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to silicon the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“silicon” in real sentences — British speakers
117 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Midlands is Silicon Canal Silicon Canal is like Silicon Valley but without the sunshine
UK Parliament
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companies that formed silicon glen.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “silicon”
Words one sound away from silicon — 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 silicon. 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.