English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Variety Pronunciation
Variety is pronounced ver-EYE-uh-tee, IPA /vɝˈaɪəti/.
ver-EYE-uh-tee
US /vɝˈaɪəti/ · UK /vəˈraɪəti/
Syllables: ver · EYE · uh · tee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A number of different kinds of something, or one particular kind within a group.
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Variety in a Sentence
- The shop stocks a wide variety of flours.
- This variety of apple keeps until March.
- Variety is what makes the garden interesting in winter.
Common Mispronunciations of Variety
Not VE-ree-uh-tee
EYE in second place is the loud beat, which is the one thing the spelling gives no hint of.
Not vuh-RY-tee
Four beats here, ver-EYE-uh-tee, so the uh between the loud beat and the ending cannot be swallowed.
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