How to pronounce “extension”
Say “extension” in 3 beats
extension
/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkstɛnʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɪk
- tenstɛnstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkstɛnʃən/
- Respelling
- ik-STEN-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — ex-TEN-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ex-TEN-sion. “ten” 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
/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
/ɛkstɛnʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “extension” means
- noun
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
“they applied for an extension of the loan”
- noun
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
“extension of the program to all in need”
- noun
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
Say it in a sentence
“The builder asked for a two-week extension on the job.”“extension”, answered
How do you pronounce “extension”?
“extension” is pronounced /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/ (ik-STEN-shuhn) in American English and /ɛkstɛnʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ten”. Build it as ex-TEN-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “extension” have?
3: ex · ten · sion. The beat lands on the second, “ten”.
Is “extension” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/ (ik-STEN-shuhn); British English says /ɛkstɛnʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “extension” mean?
As a noun: a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt For example: “they applied for an extension of the loan” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “extension”?
Stress the second syllable: ex-TEN-sion. “ten” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “extension” and see every sound
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