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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “revision”

“revision” is pronounced /ɹiˈvɪʒən/ (ree-VI-zhuhn) in American English and /ɹɪvɪʒən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “is”.
The sound

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revision

/ɹiˈvɪʒən/

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

3 beats
  1. revɹi
  2. isvɪstress
  3. ionʒən
IPA (American)
/ɹiˈvɪʒən/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪvɪʒən/
Respelling
ree-VI-zhuhn
Syllables
3 — rev-IS-ion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: rev-IS-ion. “is” 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

/ɹiˈvɪʒən/

British

/ɹɪvɪʒən/

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Meaning

What “revision” means

  1. noun

    the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

    “it would require a drastic revision of his opinion”

  2. noun

    the act of rewriting something

  3. noun

    something that has been written again

    “the rewrite was much better”

Say it in a sentence

“Revision works best in short sessions with real breaks.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrilong evvɪshort iʒzhəschwann

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Questions

“revision”, answered

How do you pronounce “revision”?

“revision” is pronounced /ɹiˈvɪʒən/ (ree-VI-zhuhn) in American English and /ɹɪvɪʒən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “is”. Build it as rev-IS-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “revision” have?

3: rev · is · ion. The beat lands on the second, “is”.

Is “revision” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹiˈvɪʒən/ (ree-VI-zhuhn); British English says /ɹɪvɪʒən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “revision” mean?

As a noun: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) For example: “it would require a drastic revision of his opinion” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “revision”?

Stress the second syllable: rev-IS-ion. “is” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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