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How to pronounce “projection”

“projection” is pronounced /pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (pruh-JEK-shuhn) in American English and /pɹədʒɛkʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ec”.
The sound

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projection

/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/

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

3 beats
  1. projpɹə
  2. ecdʒɛkstress
  3. tionʃən
IPA (American)
/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/
IPA (British)
/pɹədʒɛkʃən/
Respelling
pruh-JEK-shuhn
Syllables
3 — proj-EC-tion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: proj-EC-tion. “ec” 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

/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/

British

/pɹədʒɛkʃən/

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Meaning

What “projection” means

  1. noun

    a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

  2. noun

    the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

  3. noun

    a planned undertaking

Say it in a sentence

“The projection assumed growth that never actually happened.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ppɹrəschwa×2dʒjɛshort ekkʃshnn

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Questions

“projection”, answered

How do you pronounce “projection”?

“projection” is pronounced /pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (pruh-JEK-shuhn) in American English and /pɹədʒɛkʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ec”. Build it as proj-EC-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “projection” have?

3: proj · ec · tion. The beat lands on the second, “ec”.

Is “projection” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (pruh-JEK-shuhn); British English says /pɹədʒɛkʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “projection” mean?

As a noun: a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations For example: “The projection assumed growth that never actually happened.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “projection”?

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

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