How to pronounce “construction”
Say “construction” in 3 beats
construction
/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənstɹʌkʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conskən
- trucstɹʌkstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /kənstɹʌkʃən/
- Respelling
- kuhn-STRUK-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — cons-TRUC-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: cons-TRUC-tion. “truc” 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
/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/
/kənstɹʌkʃən/
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What “construction” means
- noun
the act of constructing something
“during the construction we had to take a detour”
- noun
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
“I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner”
- noun
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
Say it in a sentence
“Construction on the new bridge began earlier this spring.”“construction”, answered
How do you pronounce “construction”?
“construction” is pronounced /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/ (kuhn-STRUK-shuhn) in American English and /kənstɹʌkʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “truc”. Build it as cons-TRUC-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “construction” have?
3: cons · truc · tion. The beat lands on the second, “truc”.
Is “construction” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/ (kuhn-STRUK-shuhn); British English says /kənstɹʌkʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “construction” mean?
As a noun: the act of constructing something For example: “during the construction we had to take a detour” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “construction”?
Stress the second syllable: cons-TRUC-tion. “truc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “construction” and see every sound
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