How to pronounce “implementation”
Say “implementation” in 5 beats
implementation
/ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmplɪmənteɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- impɪm
- lemplə
- enmɛn
- tatteɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmplɪmənteɪʃən/
- Respelling
- im-pluh-men-TAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — imp-lem-en-TAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: imp-lem-en-TAT-ion. “tat” 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
/ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/
/ɪmplɪmənteɪʃən/
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What “implementation” means
- noun
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
“the agency was created for the implementation of the policy”
- noun
the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
Say it in a sentence
“Implementation begins as soon as the funding is confirmed.”“implementation”, answered
How do you pronounce “implementation”?
“implementation” is pronounced /ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (im-pluh-men-TAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪmplɪmənteɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “tat”. Build it as imp-lem-en-TAT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “implementation” have?
5: imp · lem · en · tat · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “tat”.
Is “implementation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (im-pluh-men-TAY-shuhn); British English says /ɪmplɪmənteɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “implementation” mean?
As a noun: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order For example: “the agency was created for the implementation of the policy” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “implementation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: imp-lem-en-TAT-ion. “tat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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