How to pronounce "badasses" in English
BA·das·ses
Primary stress: ba
Hear native speakers say badasses in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “badasses”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
BA
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
das
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ses
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("BA"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "badasses" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "badasses is" sounds like "badasses-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "badasses" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“But cancer cells are some badasses.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“badasses in 2012 Lena came into her own with her third album Stardust it went”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“them into like you know being badasses but yeah not anytime soon like I would be so absent if we had kids so just got to like find that right time in the VIN”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“such badasses that we can actually do this stuff well don't tell me about it anymore go break the law go break the law in a way that inspires us and makes”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“well pakistani badasses have played an essential part in providing the”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Most professors there are top of their industry, their total badasses.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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But cancer cells are some badasses.
Hear it in context: “badasses”
15 clipsThe English word “badasses”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (ba · das · ses), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (ba). Grammatically, “badasses” functions as a noun, adjective. SayItVid indexes 15 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “badasses” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Andrew Huberman.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @7:18
“enough to detect mutated cells like search and destroy. But cancer cells are some badasses. They add some good looking surface proteins so that they don't get identified. proteins so that they don't get identified.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @2:24
“I'm grateful to everyone who helped me as well to tangle tundish Panzer tank badasses in 2012 Lena came into her own with her third album Stardust it went platinum and she got an echo award for the video”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @61:00
“succeed and so I would love to have a couple kids and just like really Mentor them into like you know being badasses but yeah not anytime soon like I would be so absent if we had kids so just got to like find that right time in the VIN be so absent if we had kids so just got to like find that right time in the VIN”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @123:31
“booth that was ringing on top of the Great Dome at MIT has to do with we are such badasses that we can actually do this stuff well don't tell me about it anymore go break the law go break the law in a way that inspires us and makes anymore go break the law go break the law in a way that inspires us and makes”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @3:22
“madrasa have been in helping or training taliban fighters well pakistani badasses have played an essential part in providing the ideological backing and as many experts also say in training the taliban the”
Definition & Meaning: “badasses”
- A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.
- A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.
- Belligerent and troublesome.
- Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Don’t mess with that guy, he’s a real badass.”
- “"I'm a badass." (Jack Nicholson to a New York friend, early 1973.)”
- “But cancer cells are some badasses. They add some good looking surface proteins so that they don't get identified.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “badasses”
- Syllables:
- ba · das · ses
- Primary stress:
- ba
- Hear it in context
- badasses
Synonyms: “badasses”
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Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"badasses" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "badasses" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about badasses
How many syllables are in “badasses”?
“badasses” has 3 syllables: ba · das · ses.
Where is the stress in “badasses”?
The primary stress in “badasses” is on “BA”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “badasses” mean?
A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.
How can I hear “badasses” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “badasses” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “badasses”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).