How to pronounce “assertion”
Say “assertion” in 3 beats
assertion
/əˈsɝʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐsɜːʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- asə
- sersɝstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /əˈsɝʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐsɜːʃən/
- Respelling
- uh-SUR-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — as-SER-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: as-SER-tion. “ser” 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
/əˈsɝʃən/
/ɐsɜːʃən/
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What “assertion” means
- noun
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
- noun
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Say it in a sentence
“That assertion collapses the moment you look at the figures.”“assertion”, answered
How do you pronounce “assertion”?
“assertion” is pronounced /əˈsɝʃən/ (uh-SUR-shuhn) in American English and /ɐsɜːʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ser”. Build it as as-SER-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “assertion” have?
3: as · ser · tion. The beat lands on the second, “ser”.
Is “assertion” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈsɝʃən/ (uh-SUR-shuhn); British English says /ɐsɜːʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “assertion” mean?
As a noun: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) For example: “That assertion collapses the moment you look at the figures.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “assertion”?
Stress the second syllable: as-SER-tion. “ser” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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