How to pronounce wilde
Listen to wilde in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“wilde” in real sentences
194 clips in the index · 11 American · 10 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Your affectionate friend, Oscar Wilde.
British Library · hear it here
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brought Oscar Wilde um to his downfall.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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And Oscar Wilde said, "I did a lot of work.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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And Oscar Wilde also said, you analyse art at your peril.
British Library · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of wilde. 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.