How to pronounce versus in American English
“versus” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to versus the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“versus” 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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skills versus knowledge, the career versus college.
The Obama White House
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United States versus Monaco, United States, versus Lakier.
Dept of Justice
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in California versus in Minnesota versus New York, right?
CDC
Words that sound like “versus”
Words one sound away from versus — 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 versus. 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.