English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Vocabulary Pronunciation
Vocabulary is pronounced voh-KA-byuh-le-ree, IPA /voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri/.
voh-KA-byuh-le-ree
US /voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri/ · UK /vəʊˈkæbjʊləri/
Syllables: voh · KA · byuh · le · ree (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The set of words a person knows, or all the words in a language.
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Vocabulary in a Sentence
- Her vocabulary grew fast in the first year.
- The book comes with a vocabulary list at the back.
- Legal vocabulary takes a while to get used to.
Common Mispronunciations of Vocabulary
Not VOH-ka-byuh-le-ree
KA is the loud beat, second of five, and the voh ahead of it goes past quickly.
Not voh-KA-boo-le-ree
A y glide sits behind the b, so that beat comes out as byuh and never as boo.
Tip: British speakers usually reduce the ending to luh-ree, and Americans keep a fuller le-ree.
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