How do you pronounce Violet?

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I can't pronounce it Vi-o-let without sounding like I'm from Cornwall?

I say it as Vi-let (2 syllables) and wondered if that was an acceptable pronunciation?

Vi lut

Vi let

I'm with Sally. 3 syllables Vi o let the o almost an a though

It's a very short o, almost via-lut. Like violent without the n.

The unstressed middle sound is a schwa, but it's definitely there in my accent. I don't think Violet sounds very nice pronounced Vile-et.

Violin is three syllables!

Violet and violent have very short 'o' sounds so can sound like 2 or 3 syllables.

Vi a let geordie accent though so I say things differently to most

Vy-lut

Violent without the n

Vi-let

Vi let though I am from Cornwall so probably do have a proper accent going on 😂

Vi-let

Vi o let

So how do all the Vi-let and vi-lin people pronounce 'viola'?

Vy-lut, but I always feel I should be saying vi-oh-let.

Same as vitaminC, I say it's more like Via-let. Not dropping the O completely but making it shorter than in violin, so it comes out more like an A.

Sand as vitaminC. Definitely three syllables but the middle one is very short.
I've never heard anyone say 'vy-lin' for violin! There are three syllables!

*Same

I would probably say 'Vyalet' (although the 'ah' sound is very very short, more of a breathing out sound than an actual syllable).

And 'vi-uh-lin' (although most of the older people I know would say 'vile-in')

And viola would be 'vy-oh-la'.

So, in conclusion, three words with similar spelling but I pronounce them totally differently

Vi-lut
Vi-lunt
Vi-a-lin

Vi-uh-let

VIE-ə-lət

Vi lit

Violent without the n for me too, (I still love the name though)!

It's Vi-uh-let for me but the uh ( or short a, I'm not Sure!) is more of a breath than a full syllable.