How to pronounce “nutrition”
Say “nutrition” in 3 beats
nutrition
/nuˈtɹɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /njuːtɹɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- nutnu
- rittɹɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /nuˈtɹɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /njuːtɹɪʃən/
- Respelling
- noo-TRI-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — nut-RIT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: nut-RIT-ion. “rit” 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
/nuˈtɹɪʃən/
/njuːtɹɪʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “nutrition” means
- noun
(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
- noun
a source of materials to nourish the body
- noun
the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
Say it in a sentence
“Good nutrition matters more than any supplement on the shelf.”“nutrition”, answered
How do you pronounce “nutrition”?
“nutrition” is pronounced /nuˈtɹɪʃən/ (noo-TRI-shuhn) in American English and /njuːtɹɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “rit”. Build it as nut-RIT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “nutrition” have?
3: nut · rit · ion. The beat lands on the second, “rit”.
Is “nutrition” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /nuˈtɹɪʃən/ (noo-TRI-shuhn); British English says /njuːtɹɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “nutrition” mean?
As a noun: (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance For example: “Good nutrition matters more than any supplement on the shelf.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “nutrition”?
Stress the second syllable: nut-RIT-ion. “rit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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