How to pronounce “occupation”
Say “occupation” in 4 beats
occupation
/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɒkjʊpeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ocɑ
- cupkjə
- atpeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɒkjʊpeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- ah-kyuh-PAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — oc-cup-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: oc-cup-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
/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/
/ɒkjʊpeɪʃən/
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What “occupation” means
- noun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
“he's not in my line of business”
- noun
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
- noun
any activity that occupies a person's attention
“he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game”
Say it in a sentence
“He listed his occupation as carpenter on the form.”“occupation”, answered
How do you pronounce “occupation”?
“occupation” is pronounced /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ (ah-kyuh-PAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɒkjʊpeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as oc-cup-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “occupation” have?
4: oc · cup · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “occupation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ (ah-kyuh-PAY-shuhn); British English says /ɒkjʊpeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “occupation” mean?
As a noun: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money For example: “he's not in my line of business” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “occupation”?
Stress the third syllable: oc-cup-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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