How to pronounce “correlation”
Say “correlation” in 4 beats
correlation
/ˌkɔɹəˈleɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒɹɪleɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- corkɔ
- relɹə
- atleɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkɔɹəˈleɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒɹɪleɪʃən/
- Respelling
- kaw-ruh-LAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — cor-rel-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: cor-rel-AT-ion. “at” 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
/ˌkɔɹəˈleɪʃən/
/kɒɹɪleɪʃən/
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What “correlation” means
- noun
a reciprocal relation between two or more things
- noun
a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
“what is the correlation between those two variables?”
- noun
a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
Say it in a sentence
“There is a clear correlation between sleep and test scores.”“correlation”, answered
How do you pronounce “correlation”?
“correlation” is pronounced /ˌkɔɹəˈleɪʃən/ (kaw-ruh-LAY-shuhn) in American English and /kɒɹɪleɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as cor-rel-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “correlation” have?
4: cor · rel · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “correlation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkɔɹəˈleɪʃən/ (kaw-ruh-LAY-shuhn); British English says /kɒɹɪleɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “correlation” mean?
As a noun: a reciprocal relation between two or more things For example: “There is a clear correlation between sleep and test scores.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “correlation”?
Stress the third syllable: cor-rel-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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