How to pronounce spate in British English
“spate” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to spate the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “spate” in: all accents · American English (55 clips)
“spate” in real sentences — British speakers
56 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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of reports of a recent spate of thefts in the Scottish Borders.
The Scottish Parliament
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The United Kingdom Government is banning XL bully dogs after a spate of horrific attacks, some
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “spate”
Words one sound away from spate — 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 spate. 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.