How to pronounce “specialisation”
Say “specialisation” in 5 beats
specialisation
/ˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌspɛʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- specspɛ
- ialʃə
- islə
- atzeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌspɛʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- spesh-uh-luh-ZAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — spec-ial-is-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: spec-ial-is-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃən/
/ˌspɛʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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Where “specialisation” goes wrong
- Often heard
“SPESH-ul-ization”
the main stress is on ZAY, the fourth syllable
What “specialisation” means
- noun
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
“cell differentiation in the developing embryo”
- noun
the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
- noun
the special line of work you have adopted as your career
“his specialization is gastroenterology”
Say it in a sentence
“Her specialisation is the phonetics of second-language speech.”“specialisation”, answered
How do you pronounce “specialisation”?
“specialisation” is pronounced /ˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃən/ (spesh-uh-luh-ZAY-shuhn) in American English and /ˌspɛʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as spec-ial-is-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “specialisation” have?
5: spec · ial · is · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.
Is “specialisation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃən/ (spesh-uh-luh-ZAY-shuhn); British English says /ˌspɛʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “specialisation” mean?
As a noun: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function For example: “cell differentiation in the developing embryo” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “specialisation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: spec-ial-is-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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