How to pronounce “generation”
Say “generation” in 4 beats
generation
/ˌdʒɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dʒɛnəɹeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- gendʒɛ
- ernɚ
- ateɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌdʒɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /dʒɛnəɹeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- je-nuh-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — gen-er-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: gen-er-AT-ion. “at” 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
/ˌdʒɛnɚˈeɪʃən/
/dʒɛnəɹeɪʃən/
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What “generation” means
- noun
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
- noun
group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
- noun
the normal time between successive generations
“they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade”
Say it in a sentence
“Her generation grew up without mobile phones or home computers.”“generation”, answered
How do you pronounce “generation”?
“generation” is pronounced /ˌdʒɛnɚˈeɪʃən/ (je-nuh-AY-shuhn) in American English and /dʒɛnəɹeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as gen-er-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “generation” have?
4: gen · er · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “generation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌdʒɛnɚˈeɪʃən/ (je-nuh-AY-shuhn); British English says /dʒɛnəɹeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “generation” mean?
As a noun: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age For example: “Her generation grew up without mobile phones or home computers.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “generation”?
Stress the third syllable: gen-er-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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