How to pronounce “litigation”
Say “litigation” in 4 beats
litigation
/ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɪtɪɡeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- litlɪ
- igtə
- atɡeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /lɪtɪɡeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- li-tuh-GAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — lit-ig-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: lit-ig-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
/ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/
/lɪtɪɡeɪʃən/
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What “litigation” means
- noun
a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
Say it in a sentence
“Litigation would have cost more than simply settling.”“litigation”, answered
How do you pronounce “litigation”?
“litigation” is pronounced /ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/ (li-tuh-GAY-shuhn) in American English and /lɪtɪɡeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as lit-ig-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “litigation” have?
4: lit · ig · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “litigation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/ (li-tuh-GAY-shuhn); British English says /lɪtɪɡeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “litigation” mean?
As a noun: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights For example: “Litigation would have cost more than simply settling.”
Where is the stress in “litigation”?
Stress the third syllable: lit-ig-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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