How to pronounce “vision”
Say “vision” in 2 beats
vision
/ˈvɪʒən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vɪʒən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- visvɪstress
- ionʒən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈvɪʒən/
- IPA (British)
- /vɪʒən/
- Respelling
- VI-zhuhn
- Syllables
- 2 — VIS-ion
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: VIS-ion. “vis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈvɪʒən/
/vɪʒən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “vision” means
- noun
a vivid mental image
“he had a vision of his own death”
- noun
the ability to see; the visual faculty
- noun
the perceptual experience of seeing
“the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision”
Say it in a sentence
“She had a vision of the garden long before planting.”“vision”, answered
How do you pronounce “vision”?
“vision” is pronounced /ˈvɪʒən/ (VI-zhuhn) in American English and /vɪʒən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “vis”. Build it as VIS-ion, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “vision” have?
2: vis · ion. The beat lands on the first, “vis”.
Is “vision” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈvɪʒən/ (VI-zhuhn); British English says /vɪʒən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “vision” mean?
As a noun: a vivid mental image For example: “he had a vision of his own death” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “vision”?
Stress the first syllable: VIS-ion. “vis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “vision” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.