How to pronounce “cardiovascular”
Say “cardiovascular” in 6 beats
cardiovascular
/ˌkɑɹdioʊˈvæskjəlɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɑːdɪəʊvaskjʊlə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kɑɹkɑɹ
- didi
- oʊoʊ
- vævæstress
- skjəskjə
- lɚlɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkɑɹdioʊˈvæskjəlɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /kɑːdɪəʊvaskjʊlə/
- Respelling
- kahr-dee-oh-VA-skyuh-luh
- Syllables
- 6 — kɑɹ-di-oʊ-VÆ-skjə-lɚ
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: kɑɹ-di-oʊ-VÆ-skjə-lɚ. “væ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌkɑɹdioʊˈvæskjəlɚ/
/kɑːdɪəʊvaskjʊlə/
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What “cardiovascular” means
- adjective
of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
“cardiovascular conditioning”
Say it in a sentence
“Regular walking improves cardiovascular health at almost any age.”“cardiovascular”, answered
How do you pronounce “cardiovascular”?
“cardiovascular” is pronounced /ˌkɑɹdioʊˈvæskjəlɚ/ (kahr-dee-oh-VA-skyuh-luh) in American English and /kɑːdɪəʊvaskjʊlə/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “væ”. Build it as kɑɹ-di-oʊ-VÆ-skjə-lɚ, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “cardiovascular” have?
6: kɑɹ · di · oʊ · væ · skjə · lɚ. The beat lands on the fourth, “væ”.
Is “cardiovascular” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkɑɹdioʊˈvæskjəlɚ/ (kahr-dee-oh-VA-skyuh-luh); British English says /kɑːdɪəʊvaskjʊlə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cardiovascular” mean?
As an adjective: of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels For example: “cardiovascular conditioning”
Where is the stress in “cardiovascular”?
Stress the fourth syllable: kɑɹ-di-oʊ-VÆ-skjə-lɚ. “væ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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