How to pronounce “volume”
Say “volume” in 2 beats
volume
/ˈvɑljum/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vɒljuːm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- vɑvɑstress
- ljumljum
- IPA (American)
- /ˈvɑljum/
- IPA (British)
- /vɒljuːm/
- Respelling
- VAH-lyoom
- Syllables
- 2 — VⱭ-ljum
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: VⱭ-ljum. “vɑ” 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
/ˈvɑljum/
/vɒljuːm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “volume” means
- noun
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
“the gas expanded to twice its original volume”
- noun
the property of something that is great in magnitude
“it is cheaper to buy it in bulk”
- noun
physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
“he used a large book as a doorstop”
Say it in a sentence
“The volume of the tank is about two hundred litres.”“volume”, answered
How do you pronounce “volume”?
“volume” is pronounced /ˈvɑljum/ (VAH-lyoom) in American English and /vɒljuːm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “vɑ”. Build it as VⱭ-ljum, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “volume” have?
2: vɑ · ljum. The beat lands on the first, “vɑ”.
Is “volume” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈvɑljum/ (VAH-lyoom); British English says /vɒljuːm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “volume” mean?
As a noun: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object For example: “the gas expanded to twice its original volume” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “volume”?
Stress the first syllable: VⱭ-ljum. “vɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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