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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “promotion”

“promotion” is pronounced /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/ (pruh-MOH-shuhn) in American English and /pɹəməʊʃən/ in British English, and /pɚˈmoʊʃən/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ot”.
The sound

Say “promotion” in 3 beats

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promotion

/pɹəˈmoʊʃən/

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

3 beats
  1. prompɹə
  2. otmoʊstress
  3. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/pɹəˈmoʊʃən/
IPA (British)
/pɹəməʊʃən/
Also accepted
/pɚˈmoʊʃən/
Respelling
pruh-MOH-shuhn
Syllables
3 — prom-OT-ion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: prom-OT-ion. “ot” 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

/pɹəˈmoʊʃən/

British

/pɹəməʊʃən/

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Meaning

What “promotion” means

  1. noun

    a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

    “the packaging of new ideas”

  2. noun

    act of raising in rank or position

  3. noun

    encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

Say it in a sentence

“Her promotion came after three years of very steady work.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ppɹrəschwa×2mmoʊlong oʃshnn

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Questions

“promotion”, answered

How do you pronounce “promotion”?

“promotion” is pronounced /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/ (pruh-MOH-shuhn) in American English and /pɹəməʊʃən/ in British English, and /pɚˈmoʊʃən/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ot”. Build it as prom-OT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “promotion” have?

3: prom · ot · ion. The beat lands on the second, “ot”.

Is “promotion” said differently in British English?

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

What does “promotion” mean?

As a noun: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution For example: “the packaging of new ideas” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “promotion”?

Stress the second syllable: prom-OT-ion. “ot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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