How to pronounce “destination”
Say “destination” in 4 beats
destination
/ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɛstɪneɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- desdɛ
- tinstə
- atneɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /dɛstɪneɪʃən/
- Also accepted
- /ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən/
- Respelling
- de-stuh-NAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — des-tin-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: des-tin-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
/ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/
/dɛstɪneɪʃən/
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What “destination” means
- noun
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
“a crowd assembled at the finish”
- noun
the ultimate goal for which something is done
- noun
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
Say it in a sentence
“Our final destination was a village with one shop and no bank.”“destination”, answered
How do you pronounce “destination”?
“destination” is pronounced /ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/ (de-stuh-NAY-shuhn) in American English and /dɛstɪneɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as des-tin-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “destination” have?
4: des · tin · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “destination” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/ (de-stuh-NAY-shuhn); British English says /dɛstɪneɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “destination” mean?
As a noun: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) For example: “a crowd assembled at the finish” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “destination”?
Stress the third syllable: des-tin-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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