How to pronounce "cardiovascular" in English
ˌkɑɹdi.oʊˈvæskjəlɚ
kar·dee·oh·VAS·kyə·lər
Primary stress: VAS
Hear native speakers say cardiovascular in context across real video clips
but most of the diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease are these progressive loss of function in our various systems that we think is directly driven are these progressive loss of function
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cardiovascular”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
kar
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
dee
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
oh
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
VAS
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
kyə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
lər
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the fourth syllable ("VAS"). Elevate your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "cardiovascular" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "cardiovascular is" sounds like "cardiovascular-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "cardiovascular" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease are these progressive loss of function in our various systems that we think is directly driven”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure, metabolic disease, and diabetes. And then the other one is obviously Alzheimer's.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Cardiovascular disease; massively distorted stress responses; altered sensory thresholds; sometimes feeling chilled; infection and lowered immunity;”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Cardiovascular disease is a disease, of course of the heart and the blood vessels.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Cardiovascular problems. And what you're seeing as you go from left to right on this graph, is the group, and this was over 55, 000 individuals, so it's, it's not a small study.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cardiovascular problems and that's been shown to be likely useful and using the”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease are these progressive loss of function in our various systems that we think is directly driven
Hear it in context: “cardiovascular”
2,422 clipsThe English word “cardiovascular” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌkɑɹdi.oʊˈvæskjəlɚ (phonetic respelling: kar-dee-oh-VAS-kyə-lər). Phonologically, it consists of 6 syllables (kar · dee · oh · VAS · kyə · lər), with primary lexical stress placed on the 4th syllable (VAS). Grammatically, “cardiovascular” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 2,422 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cardiovascular” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @26:08
“but most of the diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease are these progressive loss of function in our various systems that we think is directly driven are these progressive loss of function”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @39:42
“a symptom of loss of nitric oxide and really an accelerated form of cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure, metabolic disease, and diabetes. And then the other one is obviously Alzheimer's. and diabetes. And then the other one is obviously Alzheimer's.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @28:03
“on the drive home, 57%. Cardiovascular disease; massively distorted stress responses; altered sensory thresholds; sometimes feeling chilled; infection and lowered immunity; stress responses; altered sensory thresholds;”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @21:13
“very often is 150 minutes of exercise of cardiovascular exercise moderate intensity. when you look at the improvement in erectile function scores, intensity. when you look at the”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @27:49
“us move, allow us to breath, allow us to do all of our movement, degenerate. Cardiovascular disease is a disease, of course of the heart and the blood vessels. And the disease I am particular interested in and focused on is diabetes.”
Definition & Meaning: “cardiovascular”
- Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
Example Sentences (3)
- “As another interleukin 12/23 antagonist, briakinumab, was withdrawn from further development in part due to concerns about cardiovascular safety, discussion has also emerged on cardiovascular safety of ustekinumab.”
- “cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease are these progressive loss of function in our various systems that we think is directly driven”
- “cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure, metabolic disease, and diabetes. And then the other one is obviously Alzheimer's.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “cardiovascular”
- Pronunciation:
- kar-dee-oh-VAS-kyə-lər
- Syllables:
- kar · dee · oh · VAS · kyə · lər
- Written Hyphenation:
- car · di · o · va · scu · lar
- Primary stress:
- VAS
- IPA:
- ˌkɑɹdi.oʊˈvæskjəlɚ
- Hear it in context
- cardiovascular
Words that Rhyme with “cardiovascular”
-æskjəlɚWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"cardiovascular" (⁄ˌkɑɹdi.oʊˈvæskjəlɚ⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "cardiovascular" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about cardiovascular
How do you pronounce “cardiovascular”?
“cardiovascular” is pronounced ⁄ˌkɑɹdi.oʊˈvæskjəlɚ⁄ (kar-dee-oh-VAS-kyə-lər). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “cardiovascular”?
“cardiovascular” has 6 syllables: kar · dee · oh · VAS · kyə · lər.
Where is the stress in “cardiovascular”?
The primary stress in “cardiovascular” is on “VAS”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “cardiovascular” mean?
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
How can I hear “cardiovascular” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “cardiovascular”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).