How to pronounce “vs”
Say “vs” in 2 beats
vs
/ˈviˈɛs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /viːɛs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- vivistress
- ɛsɛs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈviˈɛs/
- IPA (British)
- /viːɛs/
- Respelling
- VEE-es
- Syllables
- 2 — VI-ɛs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: VI-ɛs. “vi” 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
/ˈviˈɛs/
/viːɛs/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “vs” means
- noun
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
- noun
a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
- noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Say it in a sentence
“The scoreboard simply read home team vs the visitors.”“vs”, answered
How do you pronounce “vs”?
“vs” is pronounced /ˈviˈɛs/ (VEE-es) in American English and /viːɛs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “vi”. Build it as VI-ɛs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “vs” have?
2: vi · ɛs. The beat lands on the first, “vi”.
Is “vs” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈviˈɛs/ (VEE-es); British English says /viːɛs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “vs” mean?
As a noun: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it For example: “The scoreboard simply read home team vs the visitors.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “vs”?
Stress the first syllable: VI-ɛs. “vi” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “vs” 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.