How to pronounce “operation”
Say “operation” in 4 beats
operation
/ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɒpəɹeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- opɑ
- erpɚ
- ateɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɒpəɹeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- ah-puh-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — op-er-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: op-er-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
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃən/
/ɒpəɹeɪʃən/
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What “operation” means
- noun
the state of being in effect or being operative
“that rule is no longer in operation”
- noun
a business especially one run on a large scale
“a large-scale farming operation”
- noun
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
“they organized a rescue operation”
Say it in a sentence
“The clinic performed the operation early that morning.”“operation”, answered
How do you pronounce “operation”?
“operation” is pronounced /ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃən/ (ah-puh-AY-shuhn) in American English and /ɒpəɹeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as op-er-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “operation” have?
4: op · er · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “operation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃən/ (ah-puh-AY-shuhn); British English says /ɒpəɹeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “operation” mean?
As a noun: the state of being in effect or being operative For example: “that rule is no longer in operation” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “operation”?
Stress the third syllable: op-er-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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