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How to pronounce “reconciliation”

“reconciliation” is pronounced /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/ (re-kuhn-si-lee-AY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɛkənsɪlɪeɪʃən/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”.
The sound

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reconciliation

/ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/

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

6 beats
  1. ɹɛɹɛ
  2. kənkən
  3. sɪsɪ
  4. lili
  5. eɪeɪstress
  6. ʃənʃən
IPA (American)
/ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/ɹɛkənsɪlɪeɪʃən/
Respelling
re-kuhn-si-lee-AY-shuhn
Syllables
6 — ɹɛ-kən-sɪ-li-EꞮ-ʃən
Stress
Stress the fifth syllable: ɹɛ-kən-sɪ-li-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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/

British

/ɹɛkənsɪlɪeɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “reconciliation” means

  1. noun

    the reestablishing of cordial relations

  2. noun

    getting two things to correspond

    “the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement”

Say it in a sentence

“The monthly reconciliation takes an afternoon at most.”
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How do you pronounce “reconciliation”?

“reconciliation” is pronounced /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/ (re-kuhn-si-lee-AY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɛkənsɪlɪeɪʃən/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as ɹɛ-kən-sɪ-li-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the fifth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “reconciliation” have?

6: ɹɛ · kən · sɪ · li · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the fifth, “eɪ”.

Is “reconciliation” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/ (re-kuhn-si-lee-AY-shuhn); British English says /ɹɛkənsɪlɪeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “reconciliation” mean?

As a noun: the reestablishing of cordial relations For example: “The monthly reconciliation takes an afternoon at most.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “reconciliation”?

Stress the fifth syllable: ɹɛ-kən-sɪ-li-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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