English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Evil Pronunciation
Evil is pronounced EE-vuhl, IPA /ˈivəl/.
EE-vuhl
US /ˈivəl/ · UK /ˈiːvəl/
Syllables: EE · vuhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun: Deeply wicked, or wickedness itself.
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Evil in a Sentence
- The film treats greed as the root of every evil.
- An evil smell came from the drain.
- She believed he was not evil, only careless.
Common Mispronunciations of Evil
Not E-vil
Stretch the first vowel to the ee of even, since the e stands alone in its syllable.
Not ee-VIL
Front stress, and the second beat sinks to a dark vuhl rather than rhyming with pill.
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