How to pronounce “innovation”
Say “innovation” in 4 beats
innovation
/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnəveɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- inɪ
- novnə
- atveɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnəveɪʃən/
- Also accepted
- /ˌɪnoʊˈveɪʃən/
- Respelling
- i-nuh-VAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — in-nov-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: in-nov-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
/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/
/ɪnəveɪʃən/
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What “innovation” means
- noun
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- noun
the creation of something in the mind
- noun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
“she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”
Say it in a sentence
“The company's best innovation came from a junior engineer.”“innovation”, answered
How do you pronounce “innovation”?
“innovation” is pronounced /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ (i-nuh-VAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪnəveɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɪnoʊˈveɪʃən/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as in-nov-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “innovation” have?
4: in · nov · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “innovation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ (i-nuh-VAY-shuhn); British English says /ɪnəveɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “innovation” mean?
As a noun: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation For example: “The company's best innovation came from a junior engineer.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “innovation”?
Stress the third syllable: in-nov-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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