How To Pronounce Vicious
vicious
In British English, vicious is pronounced /ˈvɪʃ.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvɪʃ.əs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈvɪʃ.əs/.
Vicious has two 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
Vicious has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Vicious
Questions About Vicious
How do you pronounce vicious in British English?
In British English, vicious is pronounced /ˈvɪʃ.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvɪʃ.əs].
How do you pronounce vicious in American English?
In American English, vicious is pronounced /ˈvɪʃ.əs/.
How many syllables are in vicious?
Vicious has two syllables, /vɪʃ/ + /əs/.
Where is the stress in vicious?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /vɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce vicious the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈvɪʃ.əs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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