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How to pronounce “fluctuation”

“fluctuation” is pronounced /ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/ (fluk-choo-AY-shuhn) in American English and /flʌktʃuːeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”.
The sound

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fluctuation

/ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /flʌktʃuːeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. flʌkflʌk
  2. tʃutʃu
  3. eɪeɪstress
  4. ʃənʃən
IPA (American)
/ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/flʌktʃuːeɪʃən/
Respelling
fluk-choo-AY-shuhn
Syllables
4 — flʌk-tʃu-EꞮ-ʃən
Stress
Stress the third syllable: flʌk-tʃu-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/

British

/flʌktʃuːeɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “fluctuation” means

  1. noun

    a wave motion

    “the fluctuations of the sea”

  2. noun

    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

  3. noun

    the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes

    “he kept a record of price fluctuations”

Say it in a sentence

“A slight fluctuation in temperature spoiled the whole batch.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ffllʌshort ukktʃchulong ooeɪlong aʃshəschwann

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Questions

“fluctuation”, answered

How do you pronounce “fluctuation”?

“fluctuation” is pronounced /ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/ (fluk-choo-AY-shuhn) in American English and /flʌktʃuːeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as flʌk-tʃu-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “fluctuation” have?

4: flʌk · tʃu · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the third, “eɪ”.

Is “fluctuation” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/ (fluk-choo-AY-shuhn); British English says /flʌktʃuːeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “fluctuation” mean?

As a noun: a wave motion For example: “the fluctuations of the sea” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “fluctuation”?

Stress the third syllable: flʌk-tʃu-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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