How to pronounce thread in British English
“thread” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to thread the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“thread” in real sentences — British speakers
538 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Thread by thread, the very fabric of rural Scotland is being unpicked.
The Scottish Parliament
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That is the first thread.
The Scottish Parliament
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I have completely lost my thread; sorry.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “thread”
Words one sound away from thread — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “thread”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of thread. 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.