I pronounce it as vee-hick-all. It could have something to do with where I grew up. I have a friend who, like me, has lived in North Central Arkansas her whole life and she slurs the first two syllables together so it comes out as something like veeck-al. I sometimes play a game where I try to see if I can make my friends say certain words that I know will get completely botched during their pronunciation. It’s best when it’s a word that new people couldn’t even comprehend without a translator.