Pronunciation

How to pronounce “integration

“integration” is pronounced /ˌɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən/ (in-tuh-GRAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪntɪɡɹeɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɪnəˈɡɹeɪʃən/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “rat”.
The sound

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integration

/ˌɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪntɪɡɹeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. inɪn
  2. teg
  3. ratɡɹeɪstress
  4. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/ˌɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/ɪntɪɡɹeɪʃən/
Also accepted
/ˌɪnəˈɡɹeɪʃən/
Respelling
in-tuh-GRAY-shuhn
Syllables
4 — in-teg-RAT-ion
Stress
Stress the third syllable: in-teg-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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən/

British

/ɪntɪɡɹeɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “integration” means

  1. noun

    the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

  2. noun

    the act of combining into an integral whole

    a consolidation of two corporations

  3. noun

    an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined

Say it in a sentence

Integration with the old system took longer than the build.
Sound by sound

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8 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

integration”, answered

How do you pronounce “integration”?

“integration” is pronounced /ˌɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən/ (in-tuh-GRAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪntɪɡɹeɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɪnəˈɡɹeɪʃən/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “rat”. Build it as in-teg-RAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “integration” have?

4: in · teg · rat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “rat”.

Is “integration” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən/ (in-tuh-GRAY-shuhn); British English says /ɪntɪɡɹeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “integration” mean?

As a noun: the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community For example: “Integration with the old system took longer than the build.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “integration”?

Stress the third syllable: in-teg-RAT-ion. “rat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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