How to pronounce “association”
Say “association” in 5 beats
association
/əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐsəʊsɪeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- əə
- soʊsoʊ
- sisi
- eɪeɪstress
- ʃənʃən
- IPA (American)
- /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐsəʊsɪeɪʃən/
- Also accepted
- /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- uh-soh-see-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — ə-soʊ-si-EꞮ-ʃən
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: ə-soʊ-si-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
/ɐsəʊsɪeɪʃən/
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What “association” means
- noun
a formal organization of people or groups of people
“he joined the Modern Language Association”
- noun
the act of consorting with or joining with others
“you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association”
- noun
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
“his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break”
Say it in a sentence
“She joined the local gardening association last spring.”“association”, answered
How do you pronounce “association”?
“association” is pronounced /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (uh-soh-see-AY-shuhn) in American English and /ɐsəʊsɪeɪʃən/ in British English, and /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ is also accepted — 5 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as ə-soʊ-si-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “association” have?
5: ə · soʊ · si · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the fourth, “eɪ”.
Is “association” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (uh-soh-see-AY-shuhn); British English says /ɐsəʊsɪeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “association” mean?
As a noun: a formal organization of people or groups of people For example: “he joined the Modern Language Association” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “association”?
Stress the fourth syllable: ə-soʊ-si-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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