How to pronounce “accommodation”
Say “accommodation” in 5 beats
accommodation
/əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐkɒmədeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- acə
- comkɑ
- modmə
- atdeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐkɒmədeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- uh-kah-muh-DAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — ac-com-mod-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: ac-com-mod-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/
/ɐkɒmədeɪʃən/
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What “accommodation” means
- noun
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- noun
a settlement of differences
“they reached an accommodation with Japan”
- noun
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
Say it in a sentence
“Accommodation near the university is expensive in September.”“accommodation”, answered
How do you pronounce “accommodation”?
“accommodation” is pronounced /əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/ (uh-kah-muh-DAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɐkɒmədeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as ac-com-mod-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “accommodation” have?
5: ac · com · mod · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.
Is “accommodation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/ (uh-kah-muh-DAY-shuhn); British English says /ɐkɒmədeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “accommodation” mean?
As a noun: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances For example: “Accommodation near the university is expensive in September.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “accommodation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: ac-com-mod-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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