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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “practitioner”

“practitioner” is pronounced /pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/ (prak-TI-shuh-nuh) in American English and /pɹaktɪʃənə/ in British English, and /pɹækˈtɪʃnɚ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “tit”.
The sound

Say “practitioner” in 4 beats

Say it like this

practitioner

/pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/

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

4 beats
  1. pracpɹæk
  2. tittɪstress
  3. ionʃə
  4. ernɚ
IPA (American)
/pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/
IPA (British)
/pɹaktɪʃənə/
Also accepted
/pɹækˈtɪʃnɚ/
Respelling
prak-TI-shuh-nuh
Syllables
4 — prac-TIT-ion-er
Stress
Stress the second syllable: prac-TIT-ion-er. “tit” 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

/pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/

British

/pɹaktɪʃənə/

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Meaning

What “practitioner” means

  1. noun

    someone who practices a learned profession

Say it in a sentence

“She has been a practitioner in this town for decades.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ppɹræshort akkttɪshort iʃshəschwa×2nn

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Questions

“practitioner”, answered

How do you pronounce “practitioner”?

“practitioner” is pronounced /pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/ (prak-TI-shuh-nuh) in American English and /pɹaktɪʃənə/ in British English, and /pɹækˈtɪʃnɚ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “tit”. Build it as prac-TIT-ion-er, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “practitioner” have?

4: prac · tit · ion · er. The beat lands on the second, “tit”.

Is “practitioner” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/ (prak-TI-shuh-nuh); British English says /pɹaktɪʃənə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “practitioner” mean?

As a noun: someone who practices a learned profession For example: “She has been a practitioner in this town for decades.”

Where is the stress in “practitioner”?

Stress the second syllable: prac-TIT-ion-er. “tit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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