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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “location”

“location” is pronounced /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ (loh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /ləʊkeɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

Say “location” in 3 beats

Say it like this

location

/loʊˈkeɪʃən/

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

3 beats
  1. locloʊ
  2. atkeɪstress
  3. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/loʊˈkeɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/ləʊkeɪʃən/
Respelling
loh-KAY-shuhn
Syllables
3 — loc-AT-ion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: loc-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/loʊˈkeɪʃən/

British

/ləʊkeɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “location” means

  1. noun

    a point or extent in space

  2. noun

    the act of putting something in a certain place

  3. noun

    a determination of the place where something is

    “he got a good fix on the target”

Say it in a sentence

“The new bakery is in a great location near the park.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
lloʊlong okkeɪlong aʃshəschwann

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Questions

“location”, answered

How do you pronounce “location”?

“location” is pronounced /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ (loh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /ləʊkeɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as loc-AT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “location” have?

3: loc · at · ion. The beat lands on the second, “at”.

Is “location” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ (loh-KAY-shuhn); British English says /ləʊkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “location” mean?

As a noun: a point or extent in space For example: “The new bakery is in a great location near the park.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “location”?

Stress the second syllable: loc-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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