How to pronounce vaccine
vaccine
/vækˈsiːn/
2 syllables, stress on the second
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Vaccine, sound by sound
| /v/as in very | Upper teeth on the lower lip, with voice. Do not round the lips. |
| /æ/as in cat | Open the mouth wide, as for “ah”, but say “e”. Wider than in “bed”. |
| /k/as in cat | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /s/as in see | Tongue tip near the ridge behind the teeth, a narrow stream of air. |
| /iː/as in sheep | A long, tense “ee”; lips spread as in a smile. |
| /n/as in no | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth, air through the nose. |
In a sentence
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1952.
Words that rhyme with vaccine
More words with the /v/ sound
- xavier/ˈzeɪvjər/
- versailles/verˈsaɪ/
- vase/veɪs/
- vignette/vɪnˈjet/
- yvonne/ɪˈvɑːn/
- vague/veɪg/
- stephen/ˈstiːvən/
- vaughan/vɔːn/
- yves/iːv/
- nvidia/ˈenˈvɪdiːə/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce vaccine?
Vaccine is pronounced /vækˈsiːn/ in American English.
How many syllables are in vaccine?
Vaccine has 2 syllables.
Which syllable is stressed in vaccine?
The second syllable: /vækˈsiːn/.
What rhymes with vaccine?
jeanne, joaquin, cian, eileen, janine.