How to pronounce “examination”
Say “examination” in 5 beats
examination
/ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛɡzamɪneɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɪɡ
- amzæ
- inmə
- atneɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛɡzamɪneɪʃən/
- Respelling
- ig-za-muh-NAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — ex-am-in-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: ex-am-in-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
American and British are not the same here
/ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
/ɛɡzamɪneɪʃən/
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What “examination” means
- noun
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- noun
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
“when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions”
- noun
formal systematic questioning
Say it in a sentence
“The examination lasts three hours with one short break.”“examination”, answered
How do you pronounce “examination”?
“examination” is pronounced /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/ (ig-za-muh-NAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɛɡzamɪneɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as ex-am-in-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “examination” have?
5: ex · am · in · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.
Is “examination” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/ (ig-za-muh-NAY-shuhn); British English says /ɛɡzamɪneɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “examination” mean?
As a noun: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) For example: “The examination lasts three hours with one short break.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “examination”?
Stress the fourth syllable: ex-am-in-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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