English pronunciation
How to pronounce “vegetable”
Phonetic spelling
VEJ-tuh-bul
IPA /ˈvɛdʒtəbəɫ/
Syllable stress
vej·tuh·bul
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “vegetable”?
v e g e t a b l e
“vegetable” is spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-B-L-E. It is pronounced VEJ-tuh-bul, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I need to eat more vegetables every day.
She grows her own vegetables in the garden.