How to pronounce “viable”
Say “viable” in 3 beats
viable
/ˈvaɪəbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vaɪəbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- vaɪvaɪstress
- əə
- bəlbəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈvaɪəbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /vaɪəbəl/
- Respelling
- VY-uh-buhl
- Syllables
- 3 — VAꞮ-ə-bəl
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: VAꞮ-ə-bəl. “vaɪ” 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
/ˈvaɪəbəl/
/vaɪəbəl/
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What “viable” means
- adjective
capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
- adjective
capable of life or normal growth and development
“viable seeds”
Say it in a sentence
“Growing figs outdoors here is just about viable.”“viable”, answered
How do you pronounce “viable”?
“viable” is pronounced /ˈvaɪəbəl/ (VY-uh-buhl) in American English and /vaɪəbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vaɪ”. Build it as VAꞮ-ə-bəl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “viable” have?
3: vaɪ · ə · bəl. The beat lands on the first, “vaɪ”.
Is “viable” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈvaɪəbəl/ (VY-uh-buhl); British English says /vaɪəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “viable” mean?
As an adjective: capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are For example: “Growing figs outdoors here is just about viable.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “viable”?
Stress the first syllable: VAꞮ-ə-bəl. “vaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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