English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Virgin Pronunciation
Virgin is pronounced VUR-jin, IPA /ˈvɝdʒɪn/.
VUR-jin
US /ˈvɝdʒɪn/ · UK /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/
Syllables: VUR · jin (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: A person who has never had sex, or something still untouched and in its original state.
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Virgin in a Sentence
- The recipe calls for extra virgin olive oil.
- Logging has reached the last stretch of virgin forest.
- It was her virgin voyage as captain.
Common Mispronunciations of Virgin
Not VEER-jin
The first vowel is the ur of fir, not a long ee. Spelling with an i misleads almost everyone here.
Not VUR-gin
Soften the g to a j, as the following i always asks it to.
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