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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “conversion”

“conversion” is pronounced /kənˈvɝʒən/ (kuhn-VUR-zhuhn) in American English and /kənvɜːʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ver”.
The sound

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conversion

/kənˈvɝʒən/

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

3 beats
  1. conkən
  2. vervɝstress
  3. sionʒən
IPA (American)
/kənˈvɝʒən/
IPA (British)
/kənvɜːʃən/
Respelling
kuhn-VUR-zhuhn
Syllables
3 — con-VER-sion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: con-VER-sion. “ver” 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

/kənˈvɝʒən/

British

/kənvɜːʃən/

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Meaning

What “conversion” means

  1. noun

    an event that results in a transformation

  2. noun

    a change in the units or form of an expression:

    “conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade”

  3. noun

    a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown

Say it in a sentence

“The conversion of the barn took nearly three years.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
kkəschwa×2nn×2vvɝerʒzh

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Questions

“conversion”, answered

How do you pronounce “conversion”?

“conversion” is pronounced /kənˈvɝʒən/ (kuhn-VUR-zhuhn) in American English and /kənvɜːʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ver”. Build it as con-VER-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “conversion” have?

3: con · ver · sion. The beat lands on the second, “ver”.

Is “conversion” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kənˈvɝʒən/ (kuhn-VUR-zhuhn); British English says /kənvɜːʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “conversion” mean?

As a noun: an event that results in a transformation For example: “The conversion of the barn took nearly three years.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “conversion”?

Stress the second syllable: con-VER-sion. “ver” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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