How to pronounce “veracity”
Say “veracity” in 4 beats
veracity
/vɚˈæsɪti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vəɹasɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- vervɚ
- acæstress
- itsɪ
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /vɚˈæsɪti/
- IPA (British)
- /vəɹasɪti/
- Respelling
- vuh-A-si-tee
- Syllables
- 4 — ver-AC-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ver-AC-it-y. “ac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/vɚˈæsɪti/
/vəɹasɪti/
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What “veracity” means
- noun
unwillingness to tell lies
Say it in a sentence
“Nobody questioned the veracity of her account of the night.”“veracity”, answered
How do you pronounce “veracity”?
“veracity” is pronounced /vɚˈæsɪti/ (vuh-A-si-tee) in American English and /vəɹasɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ac”. Build it as ver-AC-it-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “veracity” have?
4: ver · ac · it · y. The beat lands on the second, “ac”.
Is “veracity” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /vɚˈæsɪti/ (vuh-A-si-tee); British English says /vəɹasɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “veracity” mean?
As a noun: unwillingness to tell lies For example: “Nobody questioned the veracity of her account of the night.”
Where is the stress in “veracity”?
Stress the second syllable: ver-AC-it-y. “ac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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