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How to pronounce “prescription”

“prescription” is pronounced /pɹɪˈskɹɪpʃən/ (prih-SKRIP-shuhn) — 3 syllables, stressed on “rip”.
The sound

Say “prescription” in 3 beats

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prescription

/pɹɪˈskɹɪpʃən/

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3 beats
  1. prescpɹɪ
  2. ripskɹɪpstress
  3. tionʃən
IPA (American)
/pɹɪˈskɹɪpʃən/
IPA (British)
/pɹɪˈskɹɪpʃən/
Respelling
prih-SKRIP-shuhn
Syllables
3 — presc-RIP-tion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: presc-RIP-tion. “rip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Watch out

Where “prescription” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “per-SKRIP-shun”

    the first syllable is pre-, not per-

Meaning

What “prescription” means

  1. noun

    directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

    “I tried to follow her prescription for success”

  2. noun

    a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

    “he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly”

  3. noun

    written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person

Say it in a sentence

“The pharmacy could not fill the prescription until Monday.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
pp×2ɹr×2ɪshort i×2sskkʃshəschwann

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Questions

“prescription”, answered

How do you pronounce “prescription”?

“prescription” is pronounced /pɹɪˈskɹɪpʃən/ (prih-SKRIP-shuhn) — 3 syllables, stressed on “rip”. Build it as presc-RIP-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “prescription” have?

3: presc · rip · tion. The beat lands on the second, “rip”.

What does “prescription” mean?

As a noun: directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions For example: “I tried to follow her prescription for success” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “prescription”?

Stress the second syllable: presc-RIP-tion. “rip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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