English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Vessel Pronunciation
Vessel is pronounced VE-suhl, IPA /ˈvɛsəl/.
VE-suhl
US /ˈvɛsəl/ · UK /ˈvɛsəl/
Syllables: VE · suhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A ship or boat, a container for liquid, or a tube carrying blood in the body.
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Vessel in a Sentence
- A fishing vessel was reported missing.
- Pour the stock into a clean vessel.
- A blood vessel had burst behind his eye.
Common Mispronunciations of Vessel
Not VE-sel
That ending is a weak suhl with nothing left of the e. Parcel, tinsel and morsel all collapse it the same way.
Not ve-SEL
VE opens loud and the second beat gets no weight. Vassal has the same rhythm and a flat a at the front.
Tip: A vessel can be a ship, a jug or an artery, and all three senses are said identically.
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