How To Pronounce Vehicle
vehicle
In British English, vehicle is pronounced /ˈviː.ə.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈviː.ə.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈviː.ə.kəl/.
Vehicle has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Vehicle has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Vehicle
How do you pronounce vehicle in British English?
In British English, vehicle is pronounced /ˈviː.ə.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈviː.ə.kl̩].
How do you pronounce vehicle in American English?
In American English, vehicle is pronounced /ˈviː.ə.kəl/.
How many syllables are in vehicle?
Vehicle has three syllables, /viː/ + /ə/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in vehicle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /viː/.
Do British and American English pronounce vehicle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈviː.ə.kəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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