How to pronounce “conservation”
Say “conservation” in 4 beats
conservation
/ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒnsəveɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkɑn
- sersɚ
- vatveɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒnsəveɪʃən/
- Respelling
- kahn-suh-VAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — con-ser-VAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: con-ser-VAT-ion. “vat” 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
/ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃən/
/kɒnsəveɪʃən/
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What “conservation” means
- noun
an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
- noun
the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
- noun
(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
Say it in a sentence
“Conservation work on the chapel will take another two years.”“conservation”, answered
How do you pronounce “conservation”?
“conservation” is pronounced /ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃən/ (kahn-suh-VAY-shuhn) in American English and /kɒnsəveɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “vat”. Build it as con-ser-VAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “conservation” have?
4: con · ser · vat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “vat”.
Is “conservation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃən/ (kahn-suh-VAY-shuhn); British English says /kɒnsəveɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “conservation” mean?
As a noun: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change For example: “Conservation work on the chapel will take another two years.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “conservation”?
Stress the third syllable: con-ser-VAT-ion. “vat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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