How to pronounce “reservation”
Say “reservation” in 4 beats
reservation
/ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɛzəveɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- resɹɛ
- erzɚ
- vatveɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɛzəveɪʃən/
- Respelling
- re-zuh-VAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — res-er-VAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: res-er-VAT-ion. “vat” 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
/ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/
/ɹɛzəveɪʃən/
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What “reservation” means
- noun
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
- noun
a statement that limits or restricts some claim
“he recommended her without any reservations”
- noun
an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
Say it in a sentence
“I made a reservation for four at seven o'clock.”“reservation”, answered
How do you pronounce “reservation”?
“reservation” is pronounced /ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/ (re-zuh-VAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɛzəveɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “vat”. Build it as res-er-VAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “reservation” have?
4: res · er · vat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “vat”.
Is “reservation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/ (re-zuh-VAY-shuhn); British English says /ɹɛzəveɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “reservation” mean?
As a noun: a district that is reserved for particular purpose For example: “I made a reservation for four at seven o'clock.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “reservation”?
Stress the third syllable: res-er-VAT-ion. “vat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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