How to pronounce “recommendation”
Say “recommendation” in 5 beats
recommendation
/ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɛkəmɛndeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- recɹɛ
- omkə
- menmən
- datdeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɛkəmɛndeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- re-kuh-muhn-DAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — rec-om-men-DAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: rec-om-men-DAT-ion. “dat” 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
/ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/
/ɹɛkəmɛndeɪʃən/
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What “recommendation” means
- noun
something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
- noun
something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
- noun
any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
“her pleasant personality is already a recommendation”
Say it in a sentence
“His recommendation carried a lot of weight with the panel.”“recommendation”, answered
How do you pronounce “recommendation”?
“recommendation” is pronounced /ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/ (re-kuh-muhn-DAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɛkəmɛndeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “dat”. Build it as rec-om-men-DAT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “recommendation” have?
5: rec · om · men · dat · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “dat”.
Is “recommendation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/ (re-kuh-muhn-DAY-shuhn); British English says /ɹɛkəmɛndeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “recommendation” mean?
As a noun: something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable For example: “His recommendation carried a lot of weight with the panel.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “recommendation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: rec-om-men-DAT-ion. “dat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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