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title: "Veterinary Pronunciation: How to Say It in English"
description: "Veterinary is pronounced /ˈvɛ.trə.ˌnɛ.ri/ — VEH-truh-neh-ree. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/veterinary"
---

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# Veterinary pronunciation

/ˈvɛ.trə.ˌnɛ.ri/

VEH-truh-neh-ree

Veterinary has 4 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "veh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Veterinary syllables

Veterinary has 4 syllables: VEH-truh-neh-ree.

1. VEH vɛ
2. truh trə
3. neh nɛ
4. ree ri

VET-ruh-nair-ee, four syllables, stress on the first. Most speakers drop the second "-er-" entirely; saying all six letters of the middle turns it into a tongue-twister.

## Sounds to watch

### The r sound

Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.

### The v sound

Rest your top teeth on your bottom lip and add voice. Keep it distinct from w, which uses rounded lips and no teeth.

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

## Veterinary in a sentence

- The veterinary clinic opens at seven for emergencies.
- She is in her final year of veterinary school.

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- Vowel influenced too strongly by spelling Learn the sound using IPA and audio rather than pronouncing every written vowel.
- /r/ distorted or unclear Use the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- /v/ and /w/ confused Use teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce veterinary?

Veterinary is pronounced /ˈvɛ.trə.ˌnɛ.ri/, or VEH-truh-neh-ree in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "veh".

### How many syllables are in veterinary?

4: VEH-truh-neh-ree. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use veterinary in a sentence?

The veterinary clinic opens at seven for emergencies. She is in her final year of veterinary school.

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