How to pronounce “emission”
Say “emission” in 3 beats
emission
/ɪˈmɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- emɪ
- ismɪstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈmɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmɪʃən/
- Respelling
- i-MI-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — em-IS-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: em-IS-sion. “is” 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
/ɪˈmɪʃən/
/ɪmɪʃən/
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What “emission” means
- noun
the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
- noun
a substance that is emitted or released
- noun
the release of electrons from parent atoms
Say it in a sentence
“New rules cut emission levels across the whole industry.”The sounds inside this word
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“emission”, answered
How do you pronounce “emission”?
“emission” is pronounced /ɪˈmɪʃən/ (i-MI-shuhn) in American English and /ɪmɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “is”. Build it as em-IS-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “emission” have?
3: em · is · sion. The beat lands on the second, “is”.
Is “emission” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˈmɪʃən/ (i-MI-shuhn); British English says /ɪmɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “emission” mean?
As a noun: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth For example: “New rules cut emission levels across the whole industry.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “emission”?
Stress the second syllable: em-IS-sion. “is” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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