How to pronounce vigil in American English
“vigil” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to vigil the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “vigil” in: all accents · British English (75 clips)
“vigil” in real sentences — American speakers
50 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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President's participation in the vigil.
The Obama White House
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Here's a vigil or graph to show how we understand this issue.
Census Bureau
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the new school year at an evening vigil for the victims 11th grader Landon Culver described
Voice of America
Words that sound like “vigil”
Words one sound away from vigil — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of vigil. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.