How to pronounce “differentiation”
Say “differentiation” in 6 beats
differentiation
/dɪfɚˌɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪfəɹɛnʃɪeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- fɚfɚ
- ɛnɛn
- ʃiʃi
- eɪeɪstress
- ʃənʃən
- IPA (American)
- /dɪfɚˌɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪfəɹɛnʃɪeɪʃən/
- Also accepted
- /ˌdɪfɚˌɛntʃiˈeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- di-fuh-en-shee-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 6 — dɪ-fɚ-ɛn-ʃi-EꞮ-ʃən
- Stress
- Stress the fifth syllable: dɪ-fɚ-ɛn-ʃi-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” 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
/dɪfɚˌɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/
/dɪfəɹɛnʃɪeɪʃən/
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What “differentiation” means
- noun
a discrimination between things as different and distinct
“it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation”
- noun
the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
- noun
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
“cell differentiation in the developing embryo”
Say it in a sentence
“Differentiation in the classroom helps the slower readers most.”“differentiation”, answered
How do you pronounce “differentiation”?
“differentiation” is pronounced /dɪfɚˌɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/ (di-fuh-en-shee-AY-shuhn) in American English and /dɪfəɹɛnʃɪeɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌdɪfɚˌɛntʃiˈeɪʃən/ is also accepted — 6 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as dɪ-fɚ-ɛn-ʃi-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the fifth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “differentiation” have?
6: dɪ · fɚ · ɛn · ʃi · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the fifth, “eɪ”.
Is “differentiation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪfɚˌɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/ (di-fuh-en-shee-AY-shuhn); British English says /dɪfəɹɛnʃɪeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “differentiation” mean?
As a noun: a discrimination between things as different and distinct For example: “it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “differentiation”?
Stress the fifth syllable: dɪ-fɚ-ɛn-ʃi-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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