How to pronounce “consumption”
Say “consumption” in 3 beats
consumption
/kənˈsʌmpʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənsʌmpʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkən
- sumpsʌmpstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈsʌmpʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /kənsʌmpʃən/
- Also accepted
- /kənˈsʌmʃən/
- Respelling
- kuhn-SUMP-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — con-SUMP-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: con-SUMP-tion. “sump” 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
/kənˈsʌmpʃən/
/kənsʌmpʃən/
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What “consumption” means
- noun
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- noun
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
- noun
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
“the consumption of energy has increased steadily”
Say it in a sentence
“Her consumption of coffee rises sharply during exam weeks.”“consumption”, answered
How do you pronounce “consumption”?
“consumption” is pronounced /kənˈsʌmpʃən/ (kuhn-SUMP-shuhn) in American English and /kənsʌmpʃən/ in British English, and /kənˈsʌmʃən/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “sump”. Build it as con-SUMP-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “consumption” have?
3: con · sump · tion. The beat lands on the second, “sump”.
Is “consumption” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˈsʌmpʃən/ (kuhn-SUMP-shuhn); British English says /kənsʌmpʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “consumption” mean?
As a noun: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) For example: “Her consumption of coffee rises sharply during exam weeks.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “consumption”?
Stress the second syllable: con-SUMP-tion. “sump” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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