URUGUAY · MIDFIELDER
How to pronounce
Federico Valverde
Say it
feh·deh·REE·kohvahl·VAIR·day
American /ˌfɛd.əˈriː.koʊ vɑːlˈvɛr.deɪ/
Sound by sound
7 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- feh the ‘eh’ in bed
- deh the ‘eh’ in bed
- REE the ‘ee’ in see — say this beat loudest
- koh the ‘oh’ in go
- vahl the ‘ah’ in father
- VAIR the ‘air’ in hair — say this beat loudest
- day the ‘ay’ in day
Don’t say…
- val-VERD
- VAL-ver-dee
- feh·deh·REE·koh vahl·VAIR·day — stress on REE and VAIR
Where the name comes from
Valverde is a Spanish surname meaning “green valley” (valle + verde). Every vowel is pure and the “v” is soft — feh-deh-REE-koh vahl-VAIR-day.
- Nation
- Uruguay
- Position
- Midfielder
- Club
- Real Madrid
- Born
- 22 Jul 1998
Why Spanish names sound the way they do
- Every vowel is pure and short — a = ah, e = eh, i = ee, o = oh, u = oo. No gliding.
- J and the soft G are an H sound — Julián → hoo-lee-AHN, Giménez → hee-MEH-nehs.
- Ñ is ‘ny’ (as in canyon), and ll / y are a ‘y’ — Yamal → yuh-MAHL.
- The rolled R is just a normal American ‘r’ for us, and a final -z is said ‘s’ (Fernández → fehr-NAHN-dehs).
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FAQ
How do you pronounce Federico Valverde?
Federico Valverde is pronounced feh·deh·REE·koh vahl·VAIR·day in American English — 7 beats, stressing REE and VAIR.
What position does Federico Valverde play?
Federico Valverde is a midfielder for Uruguay (the Uruguayan national team).
Where does the name Valverde come from?
Valverde is a Spanish surname meaning “green valley” (valle + verde). Every vowel is pure and the “v” is soft — feh-deh-REE-koh vahl-VAIR-day.