Pronunciation

How to pronounce “resignation

“resignation” is pronounced /ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/ (re-zuhg-NAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɹɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “nat”.
The sound

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resignation

/ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/

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

4 beats
  1. resɹɛ
  2. igzəɡ
  3. natneɪstress
  4. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/
Also accepted
/ˌɹɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
Respelling
re-zuhg-NAY-shuhn
Syllables
4 — res-ig-NAT-ion
Stress
Stress the third syllable: res-ig-NAT-ion. “nat” 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

/ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/

British

/ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “resignation” means

  1. noun

    acceptance of despair

  2. noun

    the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)

  3. noun

    a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign

    he submitted his resignation as of next month

Say it in a sentence

Her resignation took the whole department by surprise.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

resignation”, answered

How do you pronounce “resignation”?

“resignation” is pronounced /ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/ (re-zuhg-NAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɹɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “nat”. Build it as res-ig-NAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “resignation” have?

4: res · ig · nat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “nat”.

Is “resignation” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/ (re-zuhg-NAY-shuhn); British English says /ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “resignation” mean?

As a noun: acceptance of despair For example: “Her resignation took the whole department by surprise.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “resignation”?

Stress the third syllable: res-ig-NAT-ion. “nat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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