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How to pronounce “identification”

“identification” is pronounced /aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (y-den-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /aɪdɛntɪfɪkeɪʃən/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

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identification

/aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/

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

6 beats
  1. idaɪ
  2. endɛn
  3. tiftə
  4. icfə
  5. atkeɪstress
  6. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/aɪdɛntɪfɪkeɪʃən/
Respelling
y-den-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn
Syllables
6 — id-en-tif-ic-AT-ion
Stress
Stress the fifth syllable: id-en-tif-ic-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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/

British

/aɪdɛntɪfɪkeɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “identification” means

  1. noun

    the act of designating or identifying something

  2. noun

    evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

  3. noun

    the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established

    “the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest”

Say it in a sentence

“Bring some identification if you want to collect the parcel.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
aɪlong iddɛshort enn×2ttəschwa×3ffkkeɪlong aʃsh

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Questions

“identification”, answered

How do you pronounce “identification”?

“identification” is pronounced /aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (y-den-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /aɪdɛntɪfɪkeɪʃən/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as id-en-tif-ic-AT-ion, then run the fifth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “identification” have?

6: id · en · tif · ic · at · ion. The beat lands on the fifth, “at”.

Is “identification” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (y-den-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn); British English says /aɪdɛntɪfɪkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “identification” mean?

As a noun: the act of designating or identifying something For example: “Bring some identification if you want to collect the parcel.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “identification”?

Stress the fifth syllable: id-en-tif-ic-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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