How to pronounce “relocation”
Say “relocation” in 4 beats
relocation
/ˌɹiˈloʊˈkeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪləʊkeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- relɹi
- ocloʊstress
- atkeɪ
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɹiˈloʊˈkeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪləʊkeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- ree-LOH-kay-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — rel-OC-at-ion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: rel-OC-at-ion. “oc” 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
/ˌɹiˈloʊˈkeɪʃən/
/ɹɪləʊkeɪʃən/
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What “relocation” means
- noun
the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
- noun
the act of changing your residence or place of business
“they say that three moves equal one fire”
Say it in a sentence
“The relocation package covered the cost of the move.”“relocation”, answered
How do you pronounce “relocation”?
“relocation” is pronounced /ˌɹiˈloʊˈkeɪʃən/ (ree-LOH-kay-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɪləʊkeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “oc”. Build it as rel-OC-at-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “relocation” have?
4: rel · oc · at · ion. The beat lands on the second, “oc”.
Is “relocation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɹiˈloʊˈkeɪʃən/ (ree-LOH-kay-shuhn); British English says /ɹɪləʊkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “relocation” mean?
As a noun: the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) For example: “The relocation package covered the cost of the move.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “relocation”?
Stress the second syllable: rel-OC-at-ion. “oc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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