How To Pronounce Vitamin
vitamin
In British English, vitamin is pronounced /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvɪt.ə.mɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.t̯ə.mɪn/.
Vitamin has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Vitamin 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 Vitamin
How do you pronounce vitamin in British English?
In British English, vitamin is pronounced /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvɪt.ə.mɪ̃n].
How do you pronounce vitamin in American English?
In American English, vitamin is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.t̯ə.mɪn/.
How many syllables are in vitamin?
Vitamin has three syllables, /vɪt/ + /ə/ + /mɪn/.
Where is the stress in vitamin?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /vɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce vitamin the same way?
No. British English has /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ and American English has /ˈvaɪ.t̯ə.mɪn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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