How to pronounce “television”
Say “television” in 4 beats
television
/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɛlɪvɪʒən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- teltɛstress
- evlə
- isvɪ
- ionʒən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/
- IPA (British)
- /tɛlɪvɪʒən/
- Respelling
- TE-luh-vi-zhuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — TEL-ev-is-ion
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TEL-ev-is-ion. “tel” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/
/tɛlɪvɪʒən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “television” means
- noun
broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - Ernie Kovacs
“she is a star of screen and video”
- noun
a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
- noun
an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
“the British call a tv set a telly”
Say it in a sentence
“She turned off the television and read a book instead.”“television”, answered
How do you pronounce “television”?
“television” is pronounced /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/ (TE-luh-vi-zhuhn) in American English and /tɛlɪvɪʒən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tel”. Build it as TEL-ev-is-ion, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “television” have?
4: tel · ev · is · ion. The beat lands on the first, “tel”.
Is “television” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/ (TE-luh-vi-zhuhn); British English says /tɛlɪvɪʒən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “television” mean?
As a noun: broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - Ernie Kovacs For example: “she is a star of screen and video” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “television”?
Stress the first syllable: TEL-ev-is-ion. “tel” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “television” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.