How to pronounce "video" in English
ˈvɪdi.oʊ
VIH·dee·oh
Primary stress: VIH
Hear native speakers say video in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “video”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
VIH
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
dee
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
oh
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("VIH"). Raise 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 followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "video" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“video clips, but you know, this is still a good sense of what's happening at the schools.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“video. It'll take one minute." She's like, Dylan, go downstairs." And he had, he has a mouthful of candy there-... 'cause he was eating candy. So if you look at him, he literally has a”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“video of the real incarcerated singers to be shown in the middle of the production.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“video gear versus other more responsible things without logging into five different apps.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Video game? I don't know if you count this as a video game.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“video, and what were some of the challenges and surprises along the way?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “video”
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video clips, but you know, this is still a good sense of what's happening at the schools.
Hear it in context: “video”
69,840 clipsThe English word “video” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈvɪdi.oʊ (phonetic respelling: VIH-dee-oh). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (VIH · dee · oh), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (VIH). Grammatically, “video” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 69,840 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “video” 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 · @34:23
“Full recognition that these are curated kind of, video clips, but you know, this is still a good sense of what's happening at the schools. of what's happening at the schools.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @23:51
“to my wife, I'm like, "Nina, would you tell Dylan to come downstairs? I want to do this video. It'll take one minute." She's like, Dylan, go downstairs." And he had, he has a mouthful of candy there-... 'cause he was eating candy. So if you look at him, he literally has a Dylan, go downstairs." And he had, he has a mouthful of candy there-”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @33:53
“be creating an almost montage music video of the real incarcerated singers to be shown in the middle of the production. to be shown in the middle of the production.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @11:32
“so I can actually see how much I spend on... video gear versus other more responsible things without logging into five different apps. other”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @27:32
“Recent video game other than Tetris that you've loved. Video game? I don't know if you count this as a video game. I don't know if you count this as a video game.”
Definition & Meaning: “video”
- Transient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.
- A recording or medium of visual content, especially audiovisual content for playback; a motion picture, movie, film.
- To record using a video camera, to videotape.
- To record a television program.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Early TV used film to record video.”
- “We edited a video montage of Robbie's first birthday.”
- “video clips, but you know, this is still a good sense of what's happening at the schools.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “video”
- Pronunciation:
- VIH-dee-oh
- Syllables:
- VIH · dee · oh
- Written Hyphenation:
- vid · e · o
- Primary stress:
- VIH
- IPA:
- ˈvɪdi.oʊ
- Hear it in context
- video
Synonyms: “video”
Hear words related in meaning to “video” in real video clips:
Words that Rhyme with “video”
-ɪdioʊWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"video" (⁄ˈvɪdi.oʊ⁄) 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, "video" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about video
How do you pronounce “video”?
“video” is pronounced ⁄ˈvɪdi.oʊ⁄ (VIH-dee-oh). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “video”?
“video” has 3 syllables: VIH · dee · oh.
Where is the stress in “video”?
The primary stress in “video” is on “VIH”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “video” mean?
Transient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.
How can I hear “video” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “video”?
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⁄).