How to pronounce “medication”
Say “medication” in 4 beats
medication
/ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɛdɪkeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- medmɛ
- icdə
- atkeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /mɛdɪkeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- me-duh-KAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — med-ic-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: med-ic-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
/ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
/mɛdɪkeɪʃən/
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What “medication” means
- noun
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- noun
the act of treating with medicines or remedies
Say it in a sentence
“Take the medication with food and plenty of water.”“medication”, answered
How do you pronounce “medication”?
“medication” is pronounced /ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/ (me-duh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /mɛdɪkeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as med-ic-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “medication” have?
4: med · ic · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “medication” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/ (me-duh-KAY-shuhn); British English says /mɛdɪkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “medication” mean?
As a noun: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease For example: “Take the medication with food and plenty of water.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “medication”?
Stress the third syllable: med-ic-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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