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Venezuela Pronunciation
Venezuela is pronounced ve-niz-WAY-luh, IPA /ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə/.
ve-niz-WAY-luh
US /ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə/
Syllables: ve · niz · WAY · luh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
proper noun: A country on the northern coast of South America, with the world's largest proven oil reserves.
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Venezuela in a Sentence
- Venezuela borders Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana.
- Her grandparents left Venezuela in the nineties.
- Oil accounts for almost all of what Venezuela exports.
Common Mispronunciations of Venezuela
Not ve-ne-ZOO-luh
The zu in the middle carries a w glide, giving WAY. So the stressed syllable sounds like the word way rather than zoo.
Not VE-niz-way-luh
Hold back until the third syllable. The first two are quick and even before the beat arrives on WAY.
Tip: Four syllables, ve-niz-WAY-luh. The name is a diminutive of Venice, given by sailors who saw stilt houses over the water.
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