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Video Pronunciation

Video is pronounced VI-dee-oh, IPA /ˈvɪdioʊ/.

VI-dee-oh

US /ˈvɪdioʊ/  ·  UK /ˈvɪdɪəʊ/

Syllables: VI · dee · oh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun and adjective: A recording of moving images, or anything relating to such recordings.

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Video in a Sentence

  • Send me the video when you get a chance.
  • The video call kept freezing.
  • He filmed the whole thing on video.

Common Mispronunciations of Video

Not VY-dee-oh

The first vowel is the short i of bid. Reading it as eye follows the pattern of video's Latin root but not the English word.

Not vi-DEE-oh

The beat is on the front. Moving it inward makes it sound like the Spanish or Italian version of the word.

Tip: Three parts, front one loud: VI-dee-oh. Audio has exactly the same shape.

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