How to pronounce “authentication”
Say “authentication” in 5 beats
authentication
/ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɔːθɛntɪkeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- autɔ
- henθɛn
- tictə
- atkeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɔːθɛntɪkeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- aw-then-tuh-KAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — aut-hen-tic-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: aut-hen-tic-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
/ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/
/ɔːθɛntɪkeɪʃən/
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What “authentication” means
- noun
a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
- noun
validating the authenticity of something or someone
Say it in a sentence
“Two-factor authentication is now required for every account.”“authentication”, answered
How do you pronounce “authentication”?
“authentication” is pronounced /ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/ (aw-then-tuh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɔːθɛntɪkeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as aut-hen-tic-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “authentication” have?
5: aut · hen · tic · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.
Is “authentication” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/ (aw-then-tuh-KAY-shuhn); British English says /ɔːθɛntɪkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “authentication” mean?
As a noun: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity For example: “Two-factor authentication is now required for every account.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “authentication”?
Stress the fourth syllable: aut-hen-tic-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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