How to pronounce “inclination”
Say “inclination” in 4 beats
inclination
/ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪŋklɪneɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- incɪn
- linklə
- atneɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪŋklɪneɪʃən/
- Respelling
- in-kluh-NAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — inc-lin-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: inc-lin-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
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/
/ɪŋklɪneɪʃən/
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What “inclination” means
- noun
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
“he had an inclination to give up too easily”
- noun
(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
- noun
(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
Say it in a sentence
“My inclination is to wait until the weather improves.”“inclination”, answered
How do you pronounce “inclination”?
“inclination” is pronounced /ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/ (in-kluh-NAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪŋklɪneɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as inc-lin-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “inclination” have?
4: inc · lin · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “inclination” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/ (in-kluh-NAY-shuhn); British English says /ɪŋklɪneɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “inclination” mean?
As a noun: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others For example: “he had an inclination to give up too easily” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “inclination”?
Stress the third syllable: inc-lin-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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