How to pronounce “remediation”
Say “remediation” in 5 beats
remediation
/ɹɪˌmidiˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪmiːdɪeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹɪɹɪ
- mimi
- didi
- eɪeɪstress
- ʃənʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˌmidiˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪmiːdɪeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- ri-mee-dee-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — ɹɪ-mi-di-EꞮ-ʃən
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: ɹɪ-mi-di-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
American and British are not the same here
/ɹɪˌmidiˈeɪʃən/
/ɹɪmiːdɪeɪʃən/
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What “remediation” means
- noun
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
Say it in a sentence
“Remediation of the site will take most of next year.”“remediation”, answered
How do you pronounce “remediation”?
“remediation” is pronounced /ɹɪˌmidiˈeɪʃən/ (ri-mee-dee-AY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɪmiːdɪeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as ɹɪ-mi-di-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “remediation” have?
5: ɹɪ · mi · di · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the fourth, “eɪ”.
Is “remediation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˌmidiˈeɪʃən/ (ri-mee-dee-AY-shuhn); British English says /ɹɪmiːdɪeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “remediation” mean?
As a noun: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil For example: “Remediation of the site will take most of next year.”
Where is the stress in “remediation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: ɹɪ-mi-di-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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