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How to pronounce “vulnerability”

“vulnerability” is pronounced /ˌvʌlnɚəˈbɪlɪti/ (vul-nuh-uh-BI-li-tee) in American English and /vʌlnəɹəbɪlɪti/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “il”.
The sound

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vulnerability

/ˌvʌlnɚəˈbɪlɪti/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vʌlnəɹəbɪlɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

6 beats
  1. vulvʌl
  2. nernɚ
  3. abə
  4. ilbɪstress
  5. itlɪ
  6. yti
IPA (American)
/ˌvʌlnɚəˈbɪlɪti/
IPA (British)
/vʌlnəɹəbɪlɪti/
Respelling
vul-nuh-uh-BI-li-tee
Syllables
6 — vul-ner-ab-IL-it-y
Stress
Stress the fourth syllable: vul-ner-ab-IL-it-y. “il” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌvʌlnɚəˈbɪlɪti/

British

/vʌlnəɹəbɪlɪti/

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Meaning

What “vulnerability” means

  1. noun

    the state of being vulnerable or exposed

    “his vulnerability to litigation”

  2. noun

    susceptibility to injury or attack

Say it in a sentence

“The vulnerability was reported and fixed the same day.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
vvʌshort ull×2nnɚschwa×2bbɪshort i×2ttilong e

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Questions

“vulnerability”, answered

How do you pronounce “vulnerability”?

“vulnerability” is pronounced /ˌvʌlnɚəˈbɪlɪti/ (vul-nuh-uh-BI-li-tee) in American English and /vʌlnəɹəbɪlɪti/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “il”. Build it as vul-ner-ab-IL-it-y, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “vulnerability” have?

6: vul · ner · ab · il · it · y. The beat lands on the fourth, “il”.

Is “vulnerability” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌvʌlnɚəˈbɪlɪti/ (vul-nuh-uh-BI-li-tee); British English says /vʌlnəɹəbɪlɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “vulnerability” mean?

As a noun: the state of being vulnerable or exposed For example: “his vulnerability to litigation” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “vulnerability”?

Stress the fourth syllable: vul-ner-ab-IL-it-y. “il” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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