How to pronounce “immigration”
Say “immigration” in 4 beats
immigration
/ˌɪməˈɡɹeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmɪɡɹeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- imɪ
- migmə
- ratɡɹeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪməˈɡɹeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmɪɡɹeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- i-muh-GRAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — im-mig-RAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: im-mig-RAT-ion. “rat” 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
/ˌɪməˈɡɹeɪʃən/
/ɪmɪɡɹeɪʃən/
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What “immigration” means
- noun
migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
- noun
the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
“the increased immigration strengthened the colony”
Say it in a sentence
“Immigration rules changed twice in the space of one year.”“immigration”, answered
How do you pronounce “immigration”?
“immigration” is pronounced /ˌɪməˈɡɹeɪʃən/ (i-muh-GRAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪmɪɡɹeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rat”. Build it as im-mig-RAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “immigration” have?
4: im · mig · rat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “rat”.
Is “immigration” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪməˈɡɹeɪʃən/ (i-muh-GRAY-shuhn); British English says /ɪmɪɡɹeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “immigration” mean?
As a noun: migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) For example: “Immigration rules changed twice in the space of one year.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “immigration”?
Stress the third syllable: im-mig-RAT-ion. “rat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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