How to pronounce “edition”
Say “edition” in 3 beats
edition
/əˈdɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪdɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- edə
- itdɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /əˈdɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪdɪʃən/
- Also accepted
- /ɪˈdɪʃən/
- Respelling
- uh-DI-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — ed-IT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ed-IT-ion. “it” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/əˈdɪʃən/
/ɪdɪʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “edition” means
- noun
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
- noun
all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
“the first edition appeared in 1920”
- noun
an issue of a newspaper
“he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times”
Say it in a sentence
“She bought a rare first edition of the novel.”“edition”, answered
How do you pronounce “edition”?
“edition” is pronounced /əˈdɪʃən/ (uh-DI-shuhn) in American English and /ɪdɪʃən/ in British English, and /ɪˈdɪʃən/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “it”. Build it as ed-IT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “edition” have?
3: ed · it · ion. The beat lands on the second, “it”.
Is “edition” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈdɪʃən/ (uh-DI-shuhn); British English says /ɪdɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “edition” mean?
As a noun: the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published For example: “She bought a rare first edition of the novel.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “edition”?
Stress the second syllable: ed-IT-ion. “it” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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