How to pronounce “allocation”
Say “allocation” in 4 beats
allocation
/ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /aləkeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- alæ
- loclə
- atkeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /aləkeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- a-luh-KAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — al-loc-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: al-loc-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
/ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/
/aləkeɪʃən/
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What “allocation” means
- noun
a share set aside for a specific purpose
- noun
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
“the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state”
- noun
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
Say it in a sentence
“The allocation of rooms is decided in the first week.”“allocation”, answered
How do you pronounce “allocation”?
“allocation” is pronounced /ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/ (a-luh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /aləkeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as al-loc-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “allocation” have?
4: al · loc · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “allocation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/ (a-luh-KAY-shuhn); British English says /aləkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “allocation” mean?
As a noun: a share set aside for a specific purpose For example: “The allocation of rooms is decided in the first week.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “allocation”?
Stress the third syllable: al-loc-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “allocation” and see every sound
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