How to pronounce tennis in American English
“tennis” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to tennis the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “tennis” in: all accents · British English (137 clips)
“tennis” in real sentences — American speakers
289 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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tennis, rugby, golf, skiing, table tennis, cricket.
The Obama White House
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very avid tennis player, and a very good tennis player.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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Comcast, Tennis Channel v.
FTC
Words that sound like “tennis”
Words one sound away from tennis — 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 tennis. 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.