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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “notification”

“notification” is pronounced /ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (noh-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /nəʊtɪfɪkeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

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Say it like this

notification

/ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən/

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

5 beats
  1. notnoʊ
  2. iftə
  3. icfə
  4. atkeɪstress
  5. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/nəʊtɪfɪkeɪʃən/
Respelling
noh-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn
Syllables
5 — not-if-ic-AT-ion
Stress
Stress the fourth syllable: not-if-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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən/

British

/nəʊtɪfɪkeɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “notification” means

  1. noun

    an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative

  2. noun

    informing by words

  3. noun

    a request for payment

    “the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting”

Say it in a sentence

“I turned off every notification and finally got some work done.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
nn×2oʊlong ottəschwa×3ffkkeɪlong aʃsh

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Questions

“notification”, answered

How do you pronounce “notification”?

“notification” is pronounced /ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (noh-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /nəʊtɪfɪkeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as not-if-ic-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “notification” have?

5: not · if · ic · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.

Is “notification” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (noh-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn); British English says /nəʊtɪfɪkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “notification” mean?

As a noun: an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative For example: “I turned off every notification and finally got some work done.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “notification”?

Stress the fourth syllable: not-if-ic-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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