How to pronounce “pronunciation”
Say “pronunciation” in 5 beats
pronunciation
/pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɹəpɹə
- nʌnnʌn
- sisi
- eɪeɪstress
- ʃənʃən
- IPA (American)
- /pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- pruh-nun-see-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — pɹə-nʌn-si-EꞮ-ʃən
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: pɹə-nʌn-si-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
/pɹəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/
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Where “pronunciation” goes wrong
- Often heard
“pro-NOUN-see-ay-shun”/pɹəˌnaʊnsiˈeɪʃən/
the noun has nun, not noun: the verb pronounce changes its vowel
What “pronunciation” means
- noun
the manner in which someone utters a word
“they are always correcting my pronunciation”
- noun
the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
“the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners”
Say it in a sentence
“Her pronunciation improved quickly once she started recording herself.”“pronunciation”, answered
How do you pronounce “pronunciation”?
“pronunciation” is pronounced /pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ (pruh-nun-see-AY-shuhn) in American English and /pɹəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as pɹə-nʌn-si-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “pronunciation” have?
5: pɹə · nʌn · si · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the fourth, “eɪ”.
Is “pronunciation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ (pruh-nun-see-AY-shuhn); British English says /pɹəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “pronunciation” mean?
As a noun: the manner in which someone utters a word For example: “they are always correcting my pronunciation” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “pronunciation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: pɹə-nʌn-si-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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