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'''V''' = '''Vêe''' ''person'' | '''V''' = '''Vêe''' ''person'' | ||
'''v.''' ''vërsus' | '''v.''' = '''vërsus''' | ||
'''váccine''' *váxín, cf. '''tóxin | '''váccine''' *váxín, cf. '''tóxin | ||
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'''vácûum''' *váckyûme | '''vácûum''' *váckyûme | ||
'''vâgue''' *vâig | |||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>vâil, see '''vèil | <nowiki>*</nowiki>vâil, see '''vèil | ||
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'''valìse''' AmE *valêece, BrE valêez | '''valìse''' AmE *valêece, BrE valêez | ||
'''Valparaìso''' | |||
'''válue | '''válue | ||
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'''vêer | '''vêer | ||
'''végetable''' | '''végetable''' *véjtəbəl | ||
'''vegetâtion | '''vegetâtion | ||
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'''vénûe''' rhymes with '''ménu''' | '''vénûe''' rhymes with '''ménu''' | ||
'''Vênus' | '''Vênus''' = '''vênous''' ''vein | ||
'''verácity''' ''truth'' = '''vorácity''' ''hunger | '''verácity''' ''truth'' = '''vorácity''' ''hunger | ||
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'''verbôten''' | '''verbôten''' | ||
'''vërge''', cf. '''vïrgin | |||
'''vermílion''' -'''l'''-, cf. '''míllion | '''vermílion''' -'''l'''-, cf. '''míllion | ||
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'''vërsion''' BrE -sh-, AmE -zh- | '''vërsion''' BrE -sh-, AmE -zh- | ||
'''vërsus''' ''against'' | '''vërsus''' ''against'' *vërssəss ≈ '''vërses''' ''verse'' *vërsíz | ||
'''véry''' *vérry, cf. '''vãry''', longer sound | '''véry''' *vérry, cf. '''vãry''', longer sound | ||
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'''vieŵpoint''' one word | '''vieŵpoint''' one word | ||
'''vígilant''' víj- | |||
'''vigilántê''' víj- | |||
'''vígorous | '''vígorous | ||
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'''vïrtue''' ''good'' = '''Vërtue''' ''person'' | '''vïrtue''' ''good'' = '''Vërtue''' ''person'' | ||
'''vis-a-vìs''', or with French accent '''vis-à-vis''' *vizavêe | '''virtuôso''' | ||
'''vïrtuous''' | |||
'''vis-a-vìs''', or with French accent '''''vis-à-vis''''' *vizavêe | |||
'''vìsa''' | |||
'''vísceral''' *vísseral | '''vísceral''' *vísseral | ||
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'''Vívian''' = '''Vývyan''' = '''Vívien''' = '''Vývien''' = '''Vívienne | '''Vívian''' = '''Vývyan''' = '''Vívien''' = '''Vývien''' = '''Vívienne | ||
'''Vládimìr''' ('Vladìmir' in Russian) | |||
'''vódka | '''vódka | ||
'''Vólkswagen''' can be German-style *Fôlksvàgen, or somewhere in between | |||
'''vólley | '''vólley | ||
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with V. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.
For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]
V = Vêe person
v. = vërsus
váccine *váxín, cf. tóxin
vácûous *vákyûwəss
vácûum *váckyûme
vâgue *vâig
*vâil, see vèil
vâin proud, in vain = vâne weather = vèin blood
Valdêz
vâle valley
vàlè farewell
válèt *vállây
valìse AmE *valêece, BrE valêez
Valparaìso
válue
válve
Vancoûver
ván Gogh AmE = ván gô, BrE *ván Góff = ván + Góugh
Vanuàtu
vápid
vâper e-cigarette = BrE vâpour = AmE vâpor gas
vâporise, vâporize, cf. eváporate
vâpour BrE, AmE vâpor = vâper person
vãry cf. véry: in the latter, é not followed by schwa
vàse BrE *vàz, AmE *vâyss, rhyming with bâse
vással slave = Vássall person, cf. véssel, minimal pair
Våughan = Våughn *Våwn
Vauxhall *Vóxåll
vêer
végetable *véjtəbəl
vegetâtion
vêhement: -he- as schwa: *vìəmənt
vêhicle: -hi- as schwa: *vìəcle
vèil face = vâle valley
vèin blood = vâin proud = vâne weather
vénerable
venêreal
Venêtian -êeshən
Venezuèla *Venezwâyla
véngeance *vénjance, cf. vindíctive
Véníce *Vénnis, rhyming with ténnis
vénison - i can be silent; s can sound like 'z'
vénûe rhymes with ménu
Vênus = vênous vein
verácity truth = vorácity hunger
verbâtim
verbôse
verbôten
vërge, cf. vïrgin
vermílion -l-, cf. míllion
vernácular
Vérsaîlles *Vãir-sŷe
vërsion BrE -sh-, AmE -zh-
vërsus against *vërssəss ≈ vërses verse *vërsíz
véry *vérry, cf. vãry, longer sound
vét
véterinary *vétinary
véx
vîa, vìa
vicãrious
vîce-président BrE, no hyphen in AmE
vichyssoise *víshy-swàz
vícious *víshus, cf víscous
Víckers = vícars
víctual *víttle
Viénna Vì-
Viennêse Vìə-
Vietnām Vìət-, one word, formerly two
vieŵ rendundant i: *vyû, *veŵ, cf. feŵ, etc.
vieŵpoint one word
vígilant víj-
vigilántê víj-
vígorous
vígour BrE; AmE vígor, BrE rhyming with fígure
vîle nasty = Weîll Kurt
vilificâtion, vílify from vîle, one l
víllage -íj
víllain -an
vindaloô
vindíctive cf. véngeance
vîne
vínegar
víneyard
vînyl *vînəl, rhyming and making a minimal pair with fînal
vîol
viôla music
vîola plant = Vîola person
vîolate
vîolent
vîolet
violín (vî-)
Vïrgo
vïrtue good = Vërtue person
virtuôso
vïrtuous
vis-a-vìs, or with French accent vis-à-vis *vizavêe
vìsa
vísceral *vísseral
víscous -sk-, cf. vícious -sh-
vîse grip: American alternative spelling of vîce in this sense only
vísible
vísion *vízhən
vítamin BrE; AmE vîtamin
Vívian = Vývyan = Vívien = Vývien = Vívienne
Vládimìr ('Vladìmir' in Russian)
vódka
Vólkswagen can be German-style *Fôlksvàgen, or somewhere in between
vólley
vôlt
vôlte-fáce
voluntêer
vuvuzéla
*vŷnil vînyl