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How to pronounce “rehabilitation”

“rehabilitation” is pronounced /ˌɹihəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/ (ree-huh-bi-luh-TAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɪhabɪlɪteɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɹiəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/ is also accepted — 6 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

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rehabilitation

/ˌɹihəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/

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

6 beats
  1. rehɹi
  2. abhə
  3. ilbɪ
  4. itlə
  5. atteɪstress
  6. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/ˌɹihəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪhabɪlɪteɪʃən/
Also accepted
/ˌɹiəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/
Respelling
ree-huh-bi-luh-TAY-shuhn
Syllables
6 — reh-ab-il-it-AT-ion
Stress
Stress the fifth syllable: reh-ab-il-it-AT-ion. “at” 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

/ˌɹihəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/

British

/ɹɪhabɪlɪteɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “rehabilitation” means

  1. noun

    the restoration of someone to a useful place in society

  2. noun

    the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

  3. noun

    vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation

Say it in a sentence

“His rehabilitation after the accident took most of a year.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

11 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrilong ehhəschwa×3bbɪshort illtteɪlong aʃshnn

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Questions

“rehabilitation”, answered

How do you pronounce “rehabilitation”?

“rehabilitation” is pronounced /ˌɹihəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/ (ree-huh-bi-luh-TAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɪhabɪlɪteɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɹiəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/ is also accepted — 6 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as reh-ab-il-it-AT-ion, then run the fifth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “rehabilitation” have?

6: reh · ab · il · it · at · ion. The beat lands on the fifth, “at”.

Is “rehabilitation” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɹihəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/ (ree-huh-bi-luh-TAY-shuhn); British English says /ɹɪhabɪlɪteɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “rehabilitation” mean?

As a noun: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society For example: “His rehabilitation after the accident took most of a year.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “rehabilitation”?

Stress the fifth syllable: reh-ab-il-it-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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