pronunciation of "considerable"

[WilliamTaft]

An audio example sentence using "pun" in Longman Advanced American English Dictionary (retired):

I can not hear the /rə/ sound in considerable. Is it there? Is it a normal way to say "considerable?"

 

[probus]

My hearing agrees with yours: he says "considible". In my opinion it's sloppy or lazy, but it's frequently heard in AmE.

 

[Gem4You]

At first, I tended to agree. However, after putting on headsets and raising the volume, it is there, "slightly." In the correct pronunciation, it should be better enunciated.

 

[teechar]

He says it fast, but it's there; I hear it!
Slow down the playback speed, and see if you can discern it.

 

[Grumpy]

I can hear it too, albeit spoken without the degree of emphasis I would have given it. However, I was born and brought up in the far North of Scotland, where we do like to 'roll our rrrrs'...
It pains me, for example, to hear 'February' pronounced as 'Febuary'.