How to pronounce “deforestation”
Say “deforestation” in 5 beats
deforestation
/dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /diːfɒɹɪsteɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- defdɪ
- orfɔ
- esɹɪ
- tatsteɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /diːfɒɹɪsteɪʃən/
- Respelling
- di-faw-ri-STAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — def-or-es-TAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: def-or-es-TAT-ion. “tat” 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
/dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/
/diːfɒɹɪsteɪʃən/
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What “deforestation” means
- noun
the state of being clear of trees
- noun
the removal of trees
Say it in a sentence
“Deforestation upstream made the flooding far worse.”“deforestation”, answered
How do you pronounce “deforestation”?
“deforestation” is pronounced /dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/ (di-faw-ri-STAY-shuhn) in American English and /diːfɒɹɪsteɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “tat”. Build it as def-or-es-TAT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “deforestation” have?
5: def · or · es · tat · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “tat”.
Is “deforestation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/ (di-faw-ri-STAY-shuhn); British English says /diːfɒɹɪsteɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “deforestation” mean?
As a noun: the state of being clear of trees For example: “Deforestation upstream made the flooding far worse.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “deforestation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: def-or-es-TAT-ion. “tat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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