How to pronounce “permission”
Say “permission” in 3 beats
permission
/pɚˈmɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəmɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- perpɚ
- mismɪstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /pɚˈmɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /pəmɪʃən/
- Respelling
- puh-MI-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — per-MIS-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: per-MIS-sion. “mis” 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
/pɚˈmɪʃən/
/pəmɪʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “permission” means
- noun
approval to do something
“he asked permission to leave”
- noun
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Say it in a sentence
“You need written permission to record the lecture.”“permission”, answered
How do you pronounce “permission”?
“permission” is pronounced /pɚˈmɪʃən/ (puh-MI-shuhn) in American English and /pəmɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mis”. Build it as per-MIS-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “permission” have?
3: per · mis · sion. The beat lands on the second, “mis”.
Is “permission” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɚˈmɪʃən/ (puh-MI-shuhn); British English says /pəmɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “permission” mean?
As a noun: approval to do something For example: “he asked permission to leave” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “permission”?
Stress the second syllable: per-MIS-sion. “mis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “permission” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.