How to pronounce tension in American English
“tension” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to tension the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“tension” 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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this messy tension right now – the tension from our staff, the tension from citizens, the
State Department
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inherent tension? >> Yeah.
CDC
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electrical high tension line.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “tension”
Words one sound away from tension — 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 tension. 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.