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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “vigilance”

“vigilance” is pronounced /ˈvɪdʒələns/ (VI-juh-luhns) in American English and /vɪdʒɪləns/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vɪ”.
The sound

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vigilance

/ˈvɪdʒələns/

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

3 beats
  1. vɪvɪstress
  2. dʒədʒə
  3. lənsləns
IPA (American)
/ˈvɪdʒələns/
IPA (British)
/vɪdʒɪləns/
Respelling
VI-juh-luhns
Syllables
3 — VꞮ-dʒə-ləns
Stress
Stress the first syllable: VꞮ-dʒə-ləns. “vɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈvɪdʒələns/

British

/vɪdʒɪləns/

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Meaning

What “vigilance” means

  1. noun

    the process of paying close and continuous attention

    “wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter”

  2. noun

    vigilant attentiveness

    “he keeps a weather eye open for trouble”

Say it in a sentence

“Constant vigilance kept the foxes away from the hens.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
vvɪshort idʒjəschwa×2llnnss

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Questions

“vigilance”, answered

How do you pronounce “vigilance”?

“vigilance” is pronounced /ˈvɪdʒələns/ (VI-juh-luhns) in American English and /vɪdʒɪləns/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vɪ”. Build it as VꞮ-dʒə-ləns, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “vigilance” have?

3: vɪ · dʒə · ləns. The beat lands on the first, “vɪ”.

Is “vigilance” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈvɪdʒələns/ (VI-juh-luhns); British English says /vɪdʒɪləns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “vigilance” mean?

As a noun: the process of paying close and continuous attention For example: “wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “vigilance”?

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

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