How to pronounce “aberration”
Say “aberration” in 4 beats
aberration
/ˌæbɚˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /abəɹeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- abæ
- erbɚ
- rateɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌæbɚˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /abəɹeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- a-buh-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — ab-er-RAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: ab-er-RAT-ion. “rat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌæbɚˈeɪʃən/
/abəɹeɪʃən/
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What “aberration” means
- noun
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- noun
a disorder in one's mental state
- noun
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Say it in a sentence
“The warm February was an aberration, not a sign of anything permanent.”“aberration”, answered
How do you pronounce “aberration”?
“aberration” is pronounced /ˌæbɚˈeɪʃən/ (a-buh-AY-shuhn) in American English and /abəɹeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rat”. Build it as ab-er-RAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “aberration” have?
4: ab · er · rat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “rat”.
Is “aberration” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌæbɚˈeɪʃən/ (a-buh-AY-shuhn); British English says /abəɹeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “aberration” mean?
As a noun: a state or condition markedly different from the norm For example: “The warm February was an aberration, not a sign of anything permanent.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “aberration”?
Stress the third syllable: ab-er-RAT-ion. “rat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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