how to pronounce velvet

/ˈvɛl.vɪt/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of velvet is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

velvet is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of velvet

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of velvet

test your pronunciation of velvet

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of velvet

video examples of velvet pronunciation

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

“… the second look is velvet i really like …”

meaning of velvet

Velvet is a type of fabric made from the hair of the angora goat.

velvet frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word velvet occurs in english on average 9.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics velvet can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that velvet can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;