How to pronounce vegetable
vegetable
/ˈvedʒtəbəl/
3 syllables, stress on the first
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Vegetable, sound by sound
| /v/as in very | Upper teeth on the lower lip, with voice. Do not round the lips. |
| /e/as in bed | A short “e” as in “bed”; the mouth is slightly open. |
| /dʒ/as in job | One sound: “d” released straight into the middle of “vision”. |
| /t/as in ten | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the upper teeth, not on the teeth. With a light puff of air. |
| /ə/as in cup | A short, relaxed “uh”; the mouth is barely open. |
| /b/as in bed | A voiced “b”. Do not turn it into “p” at the end of a word. |
| /ə/as in cup | A short, relaxed “uh”; the mouth is barely open. |
| /l/as in look | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth; air flows around the sides. |
In a sentence
How do you call this vegetable in English?
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 vegetable?
Vegetable is pronounced /ˈvedʒtəbəl/ in American English.
How many syllables are in vegetable?
Vegetable has 3 syllables.
Which syllable is stressed in vegetable?
The first syllable: /ˈvedʒtəbəl/.