How to pronounce "cleanses" in English
clean·ses
Hear native speakers say cleanses in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cleanses”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
clean
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ses
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
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 "cleanses" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "cleanses is" sounds like "cleanses-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "cleanses" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“and it just cleanses you so art can do that if if you are not in the mood to”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“dirtiest work so she comes in cleanses the baby goes away and then somebody”— StanfordWatch clip
“which basically cleanses all of the rich gandhian ethos of all its diversity”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“the kind of cleanses look, you know, look at this great labor thing.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“Cleanses, too, may be great in moderation since they can assist with jumpstarting weight loss and can increase the number of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed daily.”— TED-EdWatch clip
“Juice cleanses don’t actually detox anything.”— SciShowWatch clip
Practice Speaking “cleanses”
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and it just cleanses you so art can do that if if you are not in the mood to
Hear it in context: “cleanses”
78 clipsThe English word “cleanses”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (clean · ses). Grammatically, “cleanses” functions as a verb, noun and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 78 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cleanses” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Stanford, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @10:20
“accelerate or comfort you that is what catharsis is it it takes your emotion and it just cleanses you so art can do that if if you are not in the mood to anything even you know then when when I talk about kadali that is a traditional”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @10:51
“need somebody in the entire car structure who's actually can do the dirtiest work so she comes in cleanses the baby goes away and then somebody else from a next hierarchy which is the massuse she comes in to”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #3 · @87:49
“india which actually which started on gandhi's birthday on the 2nd of october which basically cleanses all of the rich gandhian ethos of all its diversity thank you thank you very much yes yeah i think that um”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @11:52
“so. I mean, he's sort of looking at it from the large scale. He's he's taking the kind of cleanses look, you know, look at this great labor thing. But when you get down to the details, you know, some of this some of these early labor you get down to the details, you know, some of this some of these early labor”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #5 · @3:30
“in which case the negative properties outweight the benefits. Cleanses, too, may be great in moderation since they can assist with jumpstarting weight loss and can increase the number of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed daily. since they can assist with jumpstarting weight loss”
Definition & Meaning: “cleanses”
- To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
- To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.
- An act of cleansing; a purification.
Example Sentences (3)
- “An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.”
- “[T]he famous Ganges: whoſe vnknowne head, pleaſant ſtreames, and long extent, haue amongſt thoſe Heathen Inhabitants, (by the Tradition of their Forefathers) gained a beliefe of clenſing all ſuch ſinnes, as the bodies of thoſe that waſh therein brought with them: [...]”
- “and it just cleanses you so art can do that if if you are not in the mood to”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “cleanses”
- Syllables:
- clean · ses
- Hear it in context
- cleanses
Synonyms: “cleanses”
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Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"cleanses" 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, "cleanses" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about cleanses
How many syllables are in “cleanses”?
“cleanses” has 2 syllables: clean · ses.
What does “cleanses” mean?
To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
How can I hear “cleanses” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “cleanses”?
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⁄).