English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Vegetable Pronunciation
Vegetable is pronounced VEJ-tuh-buhl, IPA /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/.
VEJ-tuh-buhl
US /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/ · UK /ˈvɛdʒɪtəbəl/
Syllables: VEJ · tuh · buhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A plant or part of a plant eaten as food, such as a carrot or a cabbage.
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Vegetable in a Sentence
- Add one more vegetable to the tray.
- The vegetable garden is behind the greenhouse.
- He will not eat a single green vegetable.
Common Mispronunciations of Vegetable
Not VE-je-TAY-buhl
Three syllables in ordinary speech, not four, and no beat anywhere but the first. The e after the g vanishes completely.
Not VEG-uh-tuh-buhl
Native speakers say VEJ-tuh-buhl, closing the g straight onto the t. A careful four-syllable version sounds like a spelling lesson.
Tip: Say veg, then tuh-buhl. The word has more letters than sounds.
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