How to pronounce states in American English
“states” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to states the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“states” 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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to states and areas within the states. States have their own ways of organizing
Census Bureau
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the United States and – of the United States that all council members –
State Department
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the United States, many of which were in the western United States.
US National Archives
Words that sound like “states”
Words one sound away from states — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “states”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of states. 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.