How to pronounce "entendres" in English
en·TEN·dres
Primary stress: ten
Hear native speakers say entendres in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “entendres”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
en
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
TEN
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
dres
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("TEN"). 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 "entendres" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "entendres is" sounds like "entendres-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "entendres" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Their interactions are filled with bizarre wordplay, repetition and double entendres, as well as physical clowning, singing and dancing,”— TED-EdWatch clip
“pull out all sorts of deep meaning and and hidden double entendres and so forth”— StanfordWatch clip
“Before you know it you’re being hit with a killer punchline, double entendres, and clever wordplay.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Naked eye, too — I'm using all the entendres, I suppose.”— NPRWatch clip
“And obviously then there's the double entendres and issues that we will return to momentarily.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“There's probably double, triple entendres all through this text.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “entendres”
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Their interactions are filled with bizarre wordplay, repetition and double entendres, as well as physical clowning, singing and dancing,
Hear it in context: “entendres”
11 clipsThe English word “entendres”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (en · ten · dres), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (ten). Grammatically, “entendres” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 11 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “entendres” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TED-Ed, Stanford, NPR.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #1 · @2:06
“which comes across in their language and movements. Their interactions are filled with bizarre wordplay, repetition and double entendres, as well as physical clowning, singing and dancing, repetition and double entendres,”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @3:32
“obscure texts and with great area addition they will expound upon it and pull out all sorts of deep meaning and and hidden double entendres and so forth so I thought I could try that technique a little bit tonight so I tried to find”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @11:22
“with their rhymes, MF Doom is using his dense rhymes like a villain would use his superpower. Before you know it you’re being hit with a killer punchline, double entendres, and clever wordplay. Martin: I love rappers with that syncopated uneven phrasing where the sentences don't line up with the bars”
- 🇺🇸 USNPRClip #4 · @1:25
“but before the competition — they added in these few extra little seams. Like, they can be seen from the naked eye? Not really? Naked eye, too — I'm using all the entendres, I suppose. You couldn't really tell the difference, looking at them, and the athletes themselves say that they didn't, the difference, looking at them, and the athletes themselves say that they didn't,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @18:53
“specifically about how he identifies with both genders in various situations and he acts out both male and female character traits. And obviously then there's the double entendres and issues that we will return to momentarily. But these sort of things seem like they're and issues that we will return to momentarily. But these sort of things seem like they're”
Definition & Meaning: “entendres”
- A meaning, especially one that is implied rather than explicitly stated.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Like Lon Chaney, this mind’s mummy lives—but beneath how many wrappings of multiple entendres?”
- “Their interactions are filled with bizarre wordplay, repetition and double entendres, as well as physical clowning, singing and dancing,”
- “pull out all sorts of deep meaning and and hidden double entendres and so forth”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “entendres”
- Syllables:
- en · ten · dres
- Primary stress:
- ten
- Hear it in context
- entendres
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"entendres" 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, "entendres" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about entendres
How many syllables are in “entendres”?
“entendres” has 3 syllables: en · ten · dres.
Where is the stress in “entendres”?
The primary stress in “entendres” is on “TEN”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “entendres” mean?
A meaning, especially one that is implied rather than explicitly stated.
How can I hear “entendres” used in real sentences?
This page has 11 real-world video examples of “entendres” 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 “entendres”?
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⁄).