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How to pronounce respectable in English

Respectable
/rɪ'spɛktəbəl/

Examples from movies with Respectable

and too respectable to want your name in the newspapers.
Chinatown - A Respectable Man
Of course, I'm respectable. I'm old.
Chinatown - A Respectable Man
all get respectable if they last long enough.
Chinatown - A Respectable Man
You start running a respectable business,
48 Hrs. - I Hate Rednecks
But with a respectable gentlewoman to put you forward,
Cinderella - Well that is a mistake
A nice, respectable couple, living on Main Street?
Original Sin - You're a Whore
...to get his claws into respectable folk like Walter Chase.
The Great Gatsby - A Fit of Rage
The only respectable thing about you, old sport, is your money.
The Great Gatsby - A Fit of Rage

Audio pronunciation of Respectable

American pronunciation

Respectable pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Respectable pronounced by Joanna (female)
Respectable pronounced by Kendra (female)
Respectable pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Respectable pronounced by Salli (female)
Respectable pronounced by Joey (male)
Respectable pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Respectable pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Respectable pronounced by Amy (female)
Respectable pronounced by Emma (female)
Respectable pronounced by Brian (male)