How to pronounce “evaluation”
Say “evaluation” in 5 beats
evaluation
/ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪvaljuːeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪ
- vævæ
- ljulju
- eɪeɪstress
- ʃənʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪvaljuːeɪʃən/
- Also accepted
- /iˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- i-va-lyoo-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — ɪ-væ-lju-EꞮ-ʃən
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: ɪ-væ-lju-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
/ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
/ɪvaljuːeɪʃən/
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What “evaluation” means
- noun
act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- noun
an appraisal of the value of something
“he set a high valuation on friendship”
Say it in a sentence
“An independent evaluation of the scheme starts in June.”“evaluation”, answered
How do you pronounce “evaluation”?
“evaluation” is pronounced /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ (i-va-lyoo-AY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪvaljuːeɪʃən/ in British English, and /iˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ is also accepted — 5 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as ɪ-væ-lju-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “evaluation” have?
5: ɪ · væ · lju · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the fourth, “eɪ”.
Is “evaluation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ (i-va-lyoo-AY-shuhn); British English says /ɪvaljuːeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “evaluation” mean?
As a noun: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of For example: “An independent evaluation of the scheme starts in June.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “evaluation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: ɪ-væ-lju-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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