How to pronounce “vitamin”
Say “vitamin” in 3 beats
vitamin
/ˈvaɪtəmɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈvɪtəmɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- vitvaɪstress
- amtə
- inmɪn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈvɪtəmɪn/
- Respelling
- VY-tuh-min (UK VIT-uh-min)
- Syllables
- 3 — VIT-am-in
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: VIT-am-in. “vit” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈvaɪtəmɪn/
Long first vowel, as in vital.
/ˈvɪtəmɪn/
Short first vowel, as in sit.
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “vitamin” goes wrong
- Often heard
“one form is wrong”
American English says VY-tuh-min; British English says VIT-uh-min. Both are standard.
What “vitamin” means
- noun
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
Say it in a sentence
“A single orange covers most of your vitamin C for the day.”“vitamin”, answered
How do you pronounce “vitamin”?
“vitamin” is pronounced /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/ (VY-tuh-min (UK VIT-uh-min)) in American English and /ˈvɪtəmɪn/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vit”. Build it as VIT-am-in, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “vitamin” have?
3: vit · am · in. The beat lands on the first, “vit”.
Is “vitamin” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/ (VY-tuh-min (UK VIT-uh-min)); British English says /ˈvɪtəmɪn/. Short first vowel, as in sit. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “vitamin” mean?
As a noun: any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism For example: “A single orange covers most of your vitamin C for the day.”
Where is the stress in “vitamin”?
Stress the first syllable: VIT-am-in. “vit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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