How to pronounce “internationalisation”
Say “internationalisation” in 8 beats
internationalisation
/ˌɪntɚˌnæʃənəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌɪntənaʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- inɪn
- tertɚ
- natnæ
- ionʃə
- alnə
- islɪ
- atzeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪntɚˌnæʃənəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌɪntənaʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- in-tur-nash-uh-nuh-lih-ZAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 8 — in-ter-nat-ion-al-is-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the seventh syllable: in-ter-nat-ion-al-is-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪntɚˌnæʃənəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
/ˌɪntənaʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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Where “internationalisation” goes wrong
- Often heard
“in-tur-NASH-uh-nul-ization”
the main stress is right at the end, on ZAY
What “internationalisation” means
- noun
the act of bringing something under international control
Say it in a sentence
“The internationalisation of the course took three years.”“internationalisation”, answered
How do you pronounce “internationalisation”?
“internationalisation” is pronounced /ˌɪntɚˌnæʃənəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ (in-tur-nash-uh-nuh-lih-ZAY-shuhn) in American English and /ˌɪntənaʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ in British English — 8 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as in-ter-nat-ion-al-is-AT-ion, then run the seventh syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “internationalisation” have?
8: in · ter · nat · ion · al · is · at · ion. The beat lands on the seventh, “at”.
Is “internationalisation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪntɚˌnæʃənəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ (in-tur-nash-uh-nuh-lih-ZAY-shuhn); British English says /ˌɪntənaʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “internationalisation” mean?
As a noun: the act of bringing something under international control For example: “The internationalisation of the course took three years.”
Where is the stress in “internationalisation”?
Stress the seventh syllable: in-ter-nat-ion-al-is-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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