Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

video

/ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables
video
IPA
/ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Transient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.

Uncountable

noun

A recording or medium of visual content, especially audiovisual content for playback; a motion picture, movie, film.

Countable

noun

Television content or media.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

videotape, VHS.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

verb

To record using a video camera, to videotape.

British usage

verb

To record a television program.

British usage

verb

To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video From the root vide of Latin videō (“to see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/
  • British English: /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

videos (plural) videmus (humorous, plural) videoes (nonstandard, plural) videoes (present, singular) videoing (participle, present) videoed (participle, past) videoed (past)

Derived Forms

antivideo kideo nonvideo postvideo trideo veejay velfie vidcast videoblogger videoblogging videoboard videobook

Phrases

body-worn video component video composite video concept video described video digital video disc digital video recorder direct-to-video

Frequently Paired Words

audio audiovisual television videogram radio

Synonyms

clip vid video recording television telecasting tv picture

Questions

How do you pronounce video?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/.
What does video mean?
Transient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.
Where does video come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce video

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “video”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “video”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “video” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.