How to pronounce “viscount”
Say “viscount” in 2 beats
viscount
/ˈvɪskaʊnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vaɪkaʊnt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- visvɪstress
- countskaʊnt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈvɪskaʊnt/
- IPA (British)
- /vaɪkaʊnt/
- Respelling
- VI-skownt
- Syllables
- 2 — VIS-count
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: VIS-count. “vis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈvɪskaʊnt/
/vaɪkaʊnt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “viscount” means
- noun
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
- noun
a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
Say it in a sentence
“The land once belonged to a viscount who never lived there.”“viscount”, answered
How do you pronounce “viscount”?
“viscount” is pronounced /ˈvɪskaʊnt/ (VI-skownt) in American English and /vaɪkaʊnt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “vis”. Build it as VIS-count, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “viscount” have?
2: vis · count. The beat lands on the first, “vis”.
Is “viscount” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈvɪskaʊnt/ (VI-skownt); British English says /vaɪkaʊnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “viscount” mean?
As a noun: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count For example: “The land once belonged to a viscount who never lived there.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “viscount”?
Stress the first syllable: VIS-count. “vis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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