How to pronounce “sophistication”
Say “sophistication” in 5 beats
sophistication
/səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səfɪstɪkeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sopsə
- hisfɪ
- ticstə
- atkeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /səfɪstɪkeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- suh-fi-stuh-KAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — sop-his-tic-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: sop-his-tic-AT-ion. “at” 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
/səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən/
/səfɪstɪkeɪʃən/
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What “sophistication” means
- noun
uplifting enlightenment
- noun
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- noun
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
“understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication”
Say it in a sentence
“There is a quiet sophistication to her plain cooking.”“sophistication”, answered
How do you pronounce “sophistication”?
“sophistication” is pronounced /səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən/ (suh-fi-stuh-KAY-shuhn) in American English and /səfɪstɪkeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as sop-his-tic-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “sophistication” have?
5: sop · his · tic · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.
Is “sophistication” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən/ (suh-fi-stuh-KAY-shuhn); British English says /səfɪstɪkeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sophistication” mean?
As a noun: uplifting enlightenment For example: “There is a quiet sophistication to her plain cooking.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sophistication”?
Stress the fourth syllable: sop-his-tic-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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