English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Vegan Pronunciation
Vegan is pronounced VE-guhn, IPA /ˈvɛgən/.
VE-guhn
US /ˈvɛgən/ · UK /ˈviːgən/
Syllables: VE · guhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: A person who eats no animal products, or food made without them.
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Vegan in a Sentence
- My brother has been vegan for six years.
- There is a vegan option on every page of the menu.
- She brought a vegan cake to the party.
Common Mispronunciations of Vegan
Not VEJ-uhn
A hard g belongs in the middle, so it never softens to the j inside vegetable.
Not vee-GAN
No full a closes the word; what you hear at the end is a weak guhn.
Tip: Dictionaries split on the opening vowel: American entries give the short e of bed and British ones a long ee.
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