How to pronounce “transaction”
Say “transaction” in 3 beats
transaction
/tɹænˈzækʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹansakʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- trantɹæn
- saczækstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /tɹænˈzækʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /tɹansakʃən/
- Respelling
- tran-ZAK-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — tran-SAC-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: tran-SAC-tion. “sac” 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
/tɹænˈzækʃən/
/tɹansakʃən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “transaction” means
- noun
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
“no transactions are possible without him”
Say it in a sentence
“Every transaction appears on the statement within two days.”“transaction”, answered
How do you pronounce “transaction”?
“transaction” is pronounced /tɹænˈzækʃən/ (tran-ZAK-shuhn) in American English and /tɹansakʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sac”. Build it as tran-SAC-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “transaction” have?
3: tran · sac · tion. The beat lands on the second, “sac”.
Is “transaction” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /tɹænˈzækʃən/ (tran-ZAK-shuhn); British English says /tɹansakʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “transaction” mean?
As a noun: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) For example: “no transactions are possible without him”
Where is the stress in “transaction”?
Stress the second syllable: tran-SAC-tion. “sac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “transaction” 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.