How to pronounce sparse in British English
“sparse” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to sparse the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “sparse” in: all accents · American English (114 clips)
“sparse” in real sentences — British speakers
57 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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less sparse, would have been beneficial.
The Scottish Parliament
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It is a bit sparse, looking at that playground now you mention it.
UK Parliament
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However, cars in rural and island locations are often a necessity because of geography and sparse
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “sparse”
Words one sound away from sparse — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “sparse”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of sparse. 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.