American English

How to pronounce rarely if ever

REHR-lee IHF EH-ver

/ˈɹɛɹ.li ɪf ˈɛ.vɚ/

In natural speech

Listen for how the words join together.

/ˈɹɛɹ.li ⁀ɪ ˈfɛ.vɚ/

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