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How to pronounce “diversification”

“diversification” is pronounced /daɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (dy-vur-suh-fuh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /daɪvɜːsɪfɪkeɪʃən/ in British English, and /dɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ is also accepted — 6 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

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diversification

/daɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /daɪvɜːsɪfɪkeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

6 beats
  1. divdaɪ
  2. ervɝ
  3. sifsə
  4. icfə
  5. atkeɪstress
  6. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/daɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/daɪvɜːsɪfɪkeɪʃən/
Also accepted
/dɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
Respelling
dy-vur-suh-fuh-KAY-shuhn
Syllables
6 — div-er-sif-ic-AT-ion
Stress
Stress the fifth syllable: div-er-sif-ic-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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/daɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

British

/daɪvɜːsɪfɪkeɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “diversification” means

  1. noun

    the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)

    “my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments”

  2. noun

    the condition of being varied

    “that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same”

Say it in a sentence

“Diversification protected the farm during the bad years.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

11 sounds, in the order you say them
ddaɪlong ivvɝerssəschwa×3ffkkeɪlong aʃshnn

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Questions

“diversification”, answered

How do you pronounce “diversification”?

“diversification” is pronounced /daɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (dy-vur-suh-fuh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /daɪvɜːsɪfɪkeɪʃən/ in British English, and /dɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ is also accepted — 6 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as div-er-sif-ic-AT-ion, then run the fifth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “diversification” have?

6: div · er · sif · ic · at · ion. The beat lands on the fifth, “at”.

Is “diversification” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /daɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (dy-vur-suh-fuh-KAY-shuhn); British English says /daɪvɜːsɪfɪkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “diversification” mean?

As a noun: the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) For example: “my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “diversification”?

Stress the fifth syllable: div-er-sif-ic-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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