How to pronounce “intuition”
Say “intuition” in 4 beats
intuition
/ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪntjuːɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪnɪn
- tutu
- ɪɪstress
- ʃənʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪntjuːɪʃən/
- Respelling
- in-too-I-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — ɪn-tu-Ɪ-ʃən
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: ɪn-tu-Ɪ-ʃən. “ɪ” 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
/ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/
/ɪntjuːɪʃən/
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What “intuition” means
- noun
instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
- noun
an impression that something might be the case
“he had an intuition that something had gone wrong”
Say it in a sentence
“Her intuition about the weather beats any forecast.”“intuition”, answered
How do you pronounce “intuition”?
“intuition” is pronounced /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/ (in-too-I-shuhn) in American English and /ɪntjuːɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɪ”. Build it as ɪn-tu-Ɪ-ʃən, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “intuition” have?
4: ɪn · tu · ɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the third, “ɪ”.
Is “intuition” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/ (in-too-I-shuhn); British English says /ɪntjuːɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “intuition” mean?
As a noun: instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) For example: “Her intuition about the weather beats any forecast.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “intuition”?
Stress the third syllable: ɪn-tu-Ɪ-ʃən. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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