how to pronounce vanessa

/vəˈnɛsə/

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vanessa is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of vanessa in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… my friend Vanessa made him last year …”

meaning of vanessa

Vanessa is a female name.

vanessa frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word vanessa occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.