How to pronounce “expansion”
Say “expansion” in 3 beats
expansion
/ɪkˈspænʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkspanʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɪk
- panspænstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈspænʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkspanʃən/
- Also accepted
- /ɪkˈspæntʃən/
- Respelling
- ik-SPAN-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — ex-PAN-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ex-PAN-sion. “pan” 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
/ɪkˈspænʃən/
/ɛkspanʃən/
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What “expansion” means
- noun
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- noun
a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
“the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2”
- noun
a discussion that provides additional information
Say it in a sentence
“The expansion into two new towns went smoothly.”“expansion”, answered
How do you pronounce “expansion”?
“expansion” is pronounced /ɪkˈspænʃən/ (ik-SPAN-shuhn) in American English and /ɛkspanʃən/ in British English, and /ɪkˈspæntʃən/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “pan”. Build it as ex-PAN-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “expansion” have?
3: ex · pan · sion. The beat lands on the second, “pan”.
Is “expansion” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪkˈspænʃən/ (ik-SPAN-shuhn); British English says /ɛkspanʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “expansion” mean?
As a noun: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope For example: “The expansion into two new towns went smoothly.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “expansion”?
Stress the second syllable: ex-PAN-sion. “pan” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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