How to pronounce “submission”
Say “submission” in 3 beats
submission
/səbˈmɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səbmɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- subsəb
- mismɪstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /səbˈmɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /səbmɪʃən/
- Respelling
- suhb-MI-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — sub-MIS-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: sub-MIS-sion. “mis” 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
/səbˈmɪʃən/
/səbmɪʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “submission” means
- noun
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
“several of his submissions were rejected by publishers”
- noun
the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
- noun
the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else
“the union was brought into submission”
Say it in a sentence
“The submission deadline is the last Friday in April.”“submission”, answered
How do you pronounce “submission”?
“submission” is pronounced /səbˈmɪʃən/ (suhb-MI-shuhn) in American English and /səbmɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mis”. Build it as sub-MIS-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “submission” have?
3: sub · mis · sion. The beat lands on the second, “mis”.
Is “submission” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səbˈmɪʃən/ (suhb-MI-shuhn); British English says /səbmɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “submission” mean?
As a noun: something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) For example: “several of his submissions were rejected by publishers” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “submission”?
Stress the second syllable: sub-MIS-sion. “mis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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