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Via Pronunciation

Via is pronounced VY-uh, IPA /ˈvaɪə/.

VY-uh

US /ˈvaɪə/  ·  UK /ˈvaɪə/

Syllables: VY · uh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

preposition: By way of a place, or by means of a method or person.

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Via in a Sentence

  • We flew to Lisbon via Madrid.
  • Send the file via the shared folder.
  • I heard about it via a friend at the council.

Common Mispronunciations of Via

Not VEE-uh

The dictionary form in both Britain and America has the eye of five: VY-uh. The ee version exists but is much less common in English.

Not VY

Two syllables. The final a is a real, if weak, beat of its own.

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