English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Valentia Pronunciation
Valentia is pronounced vah-LEN-shuh, IPA /vɑˈlɛnʃə/.
vah-LEN-shuh
US /vɑˈlɛnʃə/
Syllables: vah · LEN · shuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): A place name of Latin origin, best known as an island off the southwest coast of Ireland.
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Valentia in a Sentence
- Valentia was the eastern end of the first Atlantic cable.
- The weather station at Valentia has records going back decades.
- We took the ferry across to Valentia in the rain.
Common Mispronunciations of Valentia
Not vuh-LEN-tee-uh
That tia at the close is one shuh, which keeps the word at three beats rather than four.
Not VA-luhn-shuh
LEN in the middle is the loud one, with a quick vah in front of it.
Tip: The Spanish city Valencia is spelled with a c and is a separate name.
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