English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Varies Pronunciation
Varies is pronounced VE-reez, IPA /ˈvɛriz/.
VE-reez
US /ˈvɛriz/ · UK /ˈveəriz/
Syllables: VE · reez (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: Changes from one case, time, or place to another.
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Varies in a Sentence
- The fare varies by time of day.
- Rainfall varies enormously along that coast.
- Quality varies from batch to batch.
Common Mispronunciations of Varies
Not VAH-reez
An e of bed opens this, stretched a little by the r, so the word starts the way very does.
Not VA-rys
The ies ending here is reez, with the s buzzing as a z, exactly as in carries and marries.
Tip: Varies and various share an opening beat, but variety does not; that one jumps to ver-EYE.
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