How to pronounce silicon in American English
“silicon” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to silicon the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “silicon” in: all accents · British English (117 clips)
“silicon” 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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I moved to Silicon Valley and worked for Silicon Graphics.
The Obama White House
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existing silicon foundries.
NSF
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Welcome to the Silicon Valley.
State Department
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.