How to pronounce “configuration”
Say “configuration” in 5 beats
configuration
/kənˌfɪɡjɚˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənfɪɡjəɹeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkən
- figfɪɡ
- urjɚ
- ateɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /kənˌfɪɡjɚˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /kənfɪɡjəɹeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- kuhn-fig-yuh-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — con-fig-ur-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: con-fig-ur-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
/kənˌfɪɡjɚˈeɪʃən/
/kənfɪɡjəɹeɪʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “configuration” means
- noun
an arrangement of parts or elements
“the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time”
- noun
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
“he could barely make out their shapes”
Say it in a sentence
“One wrong setting in the configuration broke the whole service.”“configuration”, answered
How do you pronounce “configuration”?
“configuration” is pronounced /kənˌfɪɡjɚˈeɪʃən/ (kuhn-fig-yuh-AY-shuhn) in American English and /kənfɪɡjəɹeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as con-fig-ur-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “configuration” have?
5: con · fig · ur · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.
Is “configuration” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˌfɪɡjɚˈeɪʃən/ (kuhn-fig-yuh-AY-shuhn); British English says /kənfɪɡjəɹeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “configuration” mean?
As a noun: an arrangement of parts or elements For example: “the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “configuration”?
Stress the fourth syllable: con-fig-ur-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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