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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “video”

“video” is pronounced /ˈvɪdioʊ/ (VI-dee-oh) in American English and /vɪdɪəʊ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vɪ”.
The sound

Say “video” in 3 beats

Say it like this

video

/ˈvɪdioʊ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vɪdɪəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. vɪvɪstress
  2. didi
  3. oʊoʊ
IPA (American)
/ˈvɪdioʊ/
IPA (British)
/vɪdɪəʊ/
Respelling
VI-dee-oh
Syllables
3 — VꞮ-di-oʊ
Stress
Stress the first syllable: VꞮ-di-oʊ. “vɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈvɪdioʊ/

British

/vɪdɪəʊ/

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Meaning

What “video” means

  1. noun

    the visible part of a television transmission

    “they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone”

  2. noun

    a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)

  3. noun

    (computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display

Say it in a sentence

“He recorded a short video of the sunset over the lake.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
vvɪshort iddilong eoʊlong o

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Questions

“video”, answered

How do you pronounce “video”?

“video” is pronounced /ˈvɪdioʊ/ (VI-dee-oh) in American English and /vɪdɪəʊ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vɪ”. Build it as VꞮ-di-oʊ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “video” have?

3: vɪ · di · oʊ. The beat lands on the first, “vɪ”.

Is “video” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈvɪdioʊ/ (VI-dee-oh); British English says /vɪdɪəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “video” mean?

As a noun: the visible part of a television transmission For example: “they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “video”?

Stress the first syllable: VꞮ-di-oʊ. “vɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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