How to pronounce “inflammation”
Say “inflammation” in 4 beats
inflammation
/ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnflameɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- infɪn
- lamflə
- matmeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnflameɪʃən/
- Respelling
- in-fluh-MAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — inf-lam-MAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: inf-lam-MAT-ion. “mat” 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
/ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
/ɪnflameɪʃən/
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What “inflammation” means
- noun
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
- noun
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
“his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”
- noun
arousal to violent emotion
Say it in a sentence
“Rest reduced the inflammation within about a week.”“inflammation”, answered
How do you pronounce “inflammation”?
“inflammation” is pronounced /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/ (in-fluh-MAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪnflameɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mat”. Build it as inf-lam-MAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “inflammation” have?
4: inf · lam · mat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “mat”.
Is “inflammation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/ (in-fluh-MAY-shuhn); British English says /ɪnflameɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “inflammation” mean?
As a noun: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat For example: “Rest reduced the inflammation within about a week.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “inflammation”?
Stress the third syllable: inf-lam-MAT-ion. “mat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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