English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Virtue Pronunciation
Virtue is pronounced VUR-choo, IPA /ˈvɝtʃu/.
VUR-choo
US /ˈvɝtʃu/ · UK /ˈvɜːtʃuː/
Syllables: VUR · choo (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Moral goodness, or a particular good quality in a person or thing.
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Virtue in a Sentence
- Patience is a virtue she has never claimed.
- The building's chief virtue is its light.
- He made a virtue of arriving early.
Common Mispronunciations of Virtue
Not VUR-too
The t before the u softens to a ch in ordinary speech, as it does in nature and fortune. That gives VUR-choo.
Not VEER-choo
The ir is the vowel of her and bird, not of here. Virtual and virtuous use the same sound.
Tip: Two syllables, VUR-choo, with the beat at the front. Virtuous adds a third: VUR-choo-uhs.
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