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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “cohesion”

“cohesion” is pronounced /koʊˈhiʒən/ (koh-HEE-zhuhn) in American English and /kəʊhiːʒən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “es”.
The sound

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cohesion

/koʊˈhiʒən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəʊhiːʒən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. cohkoʊ
  2. eshistress
  3. ionʒən
IPA (American)
/koʊˈhiʒən/
IPA (British)
/kəʊhiːʒən/
Respelling
koh-HEE-zhuhn
Syllables
3 — coh-ES-ion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: coh-ES-ion. “es” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/koʊˈhiʒən/

British

/kəʊhiːʒən/

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Meaning

What “cohesion” means

  1. noun

    the state of cohering or sticking together

  2. noun

    (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

  3. noun

    (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

Say it in a sentence

“The team lost its cohesion once the captain left.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
kkoʊlong ohhilong eʒzhəschwann

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Questions

“cohesion”, answered

How do you pronounce “cohesion”?

“cohesion” is pronounced /koʊˈhiʒən/ (koh-HEE-zhuhn) in American English and /kəʊhiːʒən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “es”. Build it as coh-ES-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “cohesion” have?

3: coh · es · ion. The beat lands on the second, “es”.

Is “cohesion” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /koʊˈhiʒən/ (koh-HEE-zhuhn); British English says /kəʊhiːʒən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “cohesion” mean?

As a noun: the state of cohering or sticking together For example: “The team lost its cohesion once the captain left.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “cohesion”?

Stress the second syllable: coh-ES-ion. “es” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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