How to pronounce upon in American English
“upon” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to upon the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“upon” 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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It’s raining missiles down upon its city, upon its people, upon its infrastructure.
State Department
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up faster than inflation year upon year upon year.
Federal Reserve
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agreed-upon outcome measure.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “upon”
Words one sound away from upon — 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 upon. 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.