How To Pronounce Village
village
In British English, village is pronounced /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/.
Village 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
Village 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 Village
Questions About Village
How do you pronounce village in British English?
In British English, village is pronounced /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce village in American English?
In American English, village is pronounced /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in village?
Village has two syllables, /vɪl/ + /ɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in village?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /vɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce village the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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