How to pronounce “voracious”
Say “voracious” in 3 beats
voracious
/vɔˈɹeɪʃəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vɔːɹeɪʃəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- vorvɔ
- acɹeɪstress
- iousʃəs
- IPA (American)
- /vɔˈɹeɪʃəs/
- IPA (British)
- /vɔːɹeɪʃəs/
- Respelling
- vaw-RAY-shuhs
- Syllables
- 3 — vor-AC-ious
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: vor-AC-ious. “ac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/vɔˈɹeɪʃəs/
/vɔːɹeɪʃəs/
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What “voracious” means
- adjective
excessively greedy and grasping
“a rapacious divorcee on the prowl”
- adjective
devouring or craving food in great quantities
“edacious vultures”
Say it in a sentence
“He is a voracious reader of other people's newspapers.”“voracious”, answered
How do you pronounce “voracious”?
“voracious” is pronounced /vɔˈɹeɪʃəs/ (vaw-RAY-shuhs) in American English and /vɔːɹeɪʃəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ac”. Build it as vor-AC-ious, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “voracious” have?
3: vor · ac · ious. The beat lands on the second, “ac”.
Is “voracious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /vɔˈɹeɪʃəs/ (vaw-RAY-shuhs); British English says /vɔːɹeɪʃəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “voracious” mean?
As an adjective: excessively greedy and grasping For example: “a rapacious divorcee on the prowl” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “voracious”?
Stress the second syllable: vor-AC-ious. “ac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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