How to pronounce “conviction”
Say “conviction” in 3 beats
conviction
/kənˈvɪkʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənvɪkʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkən
- vicvɪkstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈvɪkʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /kənvɪkʃən/
- Respelling
- kuhn-VIK-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — con-VIC-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: con-VIC-tion. “vic” 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
/kənˈvɪkʃən/
/kənvɪkʃən/
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What “conviction” means
- noun
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
- noun
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
“the conviction came as no surprise”
Say it in a sentence
“Her conviction that the bridge should stay never once wavered.”“conviction”, answered
How do you pronounce “conviction”?
“conviction” is pronounced /kənˈvɪkʃən/ (kuhn-VIK-shuhn) in American English and /kənvɪkʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vic”. Build it as con-VIC-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “conviction” have?
3: con · vic · tion. The beat lands on the second, “vic”.
Is “conviction” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˈvɪkʃən/ (kuhn-VIK-shuhn); British English says /kənvɪkʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “conviction” mean?
As a noun: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence For example: “Her conviction that the bridge should stay never once wavered.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “conviction”?
Stress the second syllable: con-VIC-tion. “vic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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