How to pronounce Visited
Visited has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "vih". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Visited syllables
Visited has 3 syllables: VIH-zih-tihd.
- VIHvɪ
- zihzɪ
- tihdtɪd
The -ed is a separate syllable: VIZ-ih-tid.
The -ed ending is a separate syllable here, pronounced id, because the base word ends in a t or d sound.
Sounds to watch
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.
Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
Visited in a sentence
- We visited the factory last spring.
- The museum is the most visited in the country.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final -ed ending unclearUse the correct /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/ ending.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /v/ and /w/ confusedUse teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
- Final consonant devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
Questions
How do you pronounce visited?
Visited is pronounced /ˈvɪ.zɪ.tɪd/, or VIH-zih-tihd in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "vih".
How many syllables are in visited?
3: VIH-zih-tihd. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use visited in a sentence?
We visited the factory last spring. The museum is the most visited in the country.
How is the ending of visited pronounced?
The -ed ending is a separate syllable here, pronounced id, because the base word ends in a t or d sound.
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