How to pronounce “registration”
Say “registration” in 4 beats
registration
/ˌɹɛdʒɪˈstɹeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɛdʒɪstɹeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- regɹɛ
- istdʒɪ
- ratstɹeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɹɛdʒɪˈstɹeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɛdʒɪstɹeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- re-ji-STRAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — reg-ist-RAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: reg-ist-RAT-ion. “rat” 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
/ˌɹɛdʒɪˈstɹeɪʃən/
/ɹɛdʒɪstɹeɪʃən/
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What “registration” means
- noun
the act of enrolling
- noun
the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time
- noun
a document certifying an act of registering
Say it in a sentence
“Registration closes at the end of the month.”“registration”, answered
How do you pronounce “registration”?
“registration” is pronounced /ˌɹɛdʒɪˈstɹeɪʃən/ (re-ji-STRAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɛdʒɪstɹeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rat”. Build it as reg-ist-RAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “registration” have?
4: reg · ist · rat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “rat”.
Is “registration” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɹɛdʒɪˈstɹeɪʃən/ (re-ji-STRAY-shuhn); British English says /ɹɛdʒɪstɹeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “registration” mean?
As a noun: the act of enrolling For example: “Registration closes at the end of the month.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “registration”?
Stress the third syllable: reg-ist-RAT-ion. “rat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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