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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with V. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table at the top.
'''V''' = '''Vêe''' ''person''


===[[V]]===
'''v.''' = '''vërsus'''  
'''V''' = '''Vêe''' ''person''


'''váccine''' *váxín, cf. '''tóxin
'''váccine''' *váxín, cf. '''tóxin
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'''vácûum''' *váckyûme
'''vácûum''' *váckyûme


'''vâin''' ''proud'' = '''vâne''' ''weather'' = '''vèin''' ''blood''
'''vâgue''' *vâig
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>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
'''válue
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'''válve
'''válve


'''ván Gogh''' AmE = *ván Gô,  BrE *ván Góff = '''ván''' + '''Góugh
'''Vancoûver
 
'''ván Gogh''' AmE = '''ván gô''',  BrE *ván Góff = '''ván''' + '''Góugh
 
'''Vanuàtu


'''vápid
'''vápid


'''vâpour''' AmE '''vâpor
'''vâper''' ''e''-''cigarette'' = BrE '''vâpour''' = AmE '''vâpor''' ''gas''


'''vãry''' cf. '''véry''', '''é''' not followed by schwa
'''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
'''vàse''' BrE *vàz, AmE *vâyss, rhyming with '''bâse
'''vással''' ''slave'' = [[John Vassall|'''Vássall''']] ''person'', cf. '''véssel''', [[minimal pair]]


'''Våughan''' = '''Våughn''' *Våwn
'''Våughan''' = '''Våughn''' *Våwn
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'''vêer
'''vêer


'''végetable''' -jt-
'''végetable''' *véjtəbəl
 
'''vegetâtion


'''vêhement''' - -'''he'''- as schwa: *vìəmənt
'''vêhement''': -'''he'''- as schwa: *vìəmənt


'''vêhicle''' - -'''hi'''- as schwa: *vìəcle
'''vêhicle''': -'''hi'''- as schwa: *vìəcle


'''vèil''' ''face'' = '''vâle''' ''valley''
'''vèil''' ''face'' = '''vâle''' ''valley''
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'''vèin''' ''blood'' = '''vâin''' ''proud'' = '''vâne''' ''weather''
'''vèin''' ''blood'' = '''vâin''' ''proud'' = '''vâne''' ''weather''


'''Venêtian''' -êshən
'''vénerable'''
 
'''venêreal'''
 
'''Venêtian''' -êeshən


'''Venezuèla''' *Venezwâyla
'''Venezuèla''' *Venezwâyla


'''véngeance''' cf. '''vindíctive
'''véngeance''' *vénjance, cf. '''vindíctive


'''Véníce''' *Vénnis, cf. '''ténnis
'''Véníce''' *Vénnis, rhyming with '''ténnis


'''vénison''' - i can be silent; s can be z
'''vénison''' - '''i''' can be silent; '''s''' can sound like 'z'


'''vénûe
'''vénûe''' rhymes with '''ménu'''


'''Vênus
'''Vênus''' = '''vênous''' ''vein
 
'''verácity''' ''truth'' = '''vorácity''' ''hunger


'''verbâtim
'''verbâtim


'''vermílion''' -l-, cf. '''míllion
'''verbôse
 
'''verbôten'''
 
'''vërge''', cf. '''vïrgin
 
'''vermílion''' -'''l'''-, cf. '''míllion
 
'''vernácular


'''Vérsaîlles''' *Vãir-sŷe
'''Vérsaîlles''' *Vãir-sŷe
'''vërsion''' BrE -sh-, AmE -zh-


'''vërsus''' ''against'' *vërssəss ≈ '''vërses''' ''verse'' *vërsíz
'''vërsus''' ''against'' *vërssəss ≈ '''vërses''' ''verse'' *vërsíz


'''véry''' *vérry, cf. '''vãry''', longer sound
'''véry''' *vérry, cf. '''vãry''', longer sound
'''vét'''


'''véterinary''' *vétinary
'''véterinary''' *vétinary
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'''véx
'''véx


'''vîa
'''vîa''', '''vìa'''


'''vicãrious
'''vicãrious


'''vîce-président''' - the hyphen differentiates from '''vîce président''' which would theoretically mean ‘president of vice’
'''vîce-président''' BrE, no hyphen in AmE


'''vichyssoise''' *víshy-swàz
'''vichyssoise''' *víshy-swàz


'''vícious''' *víshus, cf '''víscous
'''vícious''' *víshus, cf '''víscous
'''Víckers''' = '''vícars'''


'''víctual''' *víttle
'''víctual''' *víttle


'''Vìénna
'''Viénna''' Vì-


'''Vìênnêse
'''Viennêse''' Vìə-


'''Vìêtnām''' one word *VietNām
'''Vietnām''' Vìət-, one word, formerly two


'''vieŵ''' rendundant i: *vyû, *veŵ, cf. '''feŵ''', etc.
'''vieŵ''' rendundant '''i''': *vyû, *veŵ, cf. '''feŵ''', etc.


'''vieŵpoint''' one word
'''vieŵpoint''' one word
'''vígilant''' víj-
'''vigilántê''' víj-


'''vígorous
'''vígorous


'''vígour''' BrE; AmE '''vígor
'''vígour''' BrE; AmE '''vígor''', BrE rhyming with '''fígure


'''vîle''' ''nasty'' = '''Weîll''' ''Kurt
'''vîle''' ''nasty'' = '''Weîll''' ''Kurt


'''vílify
'''vilificâtion''', '''vílify''' from '''vîle''', one '''l


'''víllage''' -íj
'''víllage''' -íj
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'''víneyard
'''víneyard


'''vînyl''' *vînəl
'''vînyl''' *vînəl, rhyming and making a [[minimal pair]] with '''fînal'''
 
'''vîol


'''viôla''' ''music''
'''viôla''' ''music''
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'''vîolet
'''vîolet


'''violín
'''violín''' ('''vî'''-)


'''Vïrgo  
'''Vïrgo  
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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


'''víscous''' -sk-, cf. '''vícious
'''víscous''' -sk-, cf. '''vícious''' -sh-
 
'''vîse''' ''grip'': [[American English|American]] alternative spelling of '''vîce''' in this sense only


'''vísible
'''vísible
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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
'''vôlt'''
'''vôlte-fáce


'''voluntêer
'''voluntêer
'''vuvuzéla
<nowiki>*</nowiki>vŷnil '''vînyl

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Alphabetical word list
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Common misspellings  


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

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