Language
German
Unit
Konsonanten
IPA
/v/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for frikative - /v/.

Quick tip

Fricatives are produced by forcing air through a narrow gap, creating friction.

Letters and IPA

Letters

v, w

/v/

Practice words

  • Vater

  • viel

  • Vogel

  • Wasser

  • Weg

Minimal pairs

  • Vater / Fater
  • viel / fiel
  • Weg / Weck
  • Wagen / Sagen
  • Wolle / Solle

How to produce this sound

Place your top teeth lightly on your bottom lip and let your voice vibrate as you push air out. It's like the 'v' in 'very'.

Common mix-ups

  • Weg / Weck
  • Vater / Fater
  • viel / fiel
  • Wagen / Wagen
  • Wolle / Wolle

Closest comparison

very, voice, vase, wave, view

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