How to pronounce “regression”
Say “regression” in 3 beats
regression
/ɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪɡɹɛʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- regɹə
- resɡɹɛstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪɡɹɛʃən/
- Respelling
- ruh-GRE-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — reg-RES-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: reg-RES-sion. “res” 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
/ɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/
/ɹɪɡɹɛʃən/
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What “regression” means
- noun
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
- noun
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
Say it in a sentence
“A simple regression showed the relationship quite clearly.”“regression”, answered
How do you pronounce “regression”?
“regression” is pronounced /ɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/ (ruh-GRE-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɪɡɹɛʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “res”. Build it as reg-RES-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “regression” have?
3: reg · res · sion. The beat lands on the second, “res”.
Is “regression” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/ (ruh-GRE-shuhn); British English says /ɹɪɡɹɛʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “regression” mean?
As a noun: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely For example: “A simple regression showed the relationship quite clearly.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “regression”?
Stress the second syllable: reg-RES-sion. “res” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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