How to pronounce “transformation”
Say “transformation” in 4 beats
transformation
/ˌtɹænsfɚˈmeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹansfɔːmeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- transtɹæn
- forsfɚ
- matmeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌtɹænsfɚˈmeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /tɹansfɔːmeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- tran-sfuh-MAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — trans-for-MAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: trans-for-MAT-ion. “mat” 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
/ˌtɹænsfɚˈmeɪʃən/
/tɹansfɔːmeɪʃən/
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What “transformation” means
- noun
a qualitative change
- noun
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
- noun
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
Say it in a sentence
“The transformation of the old station into a library took years.”“transformation”, answered
How do you pronounce “transformation”?
“transformation” is pronounced /ˌtɹænsfɚˈmeɪʃən/ (tran-sfuh-MAY-shuhn) in American English and /tɹansfɔːmeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mat”. Build it as trans-for-MAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “transformation” have?
4: trans · for · mat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “mat”.
Is “transformation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌtɹænsfɚˈmeɪʃən/ (tran-sfuh-MAY-shuhn); British English says /tɹansfɔːmeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “transformation” mean?
As a noun: a qualitative change For example: “The transformation of the old station into a library took years.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “transformation”?
Stress the third syllable: trans-for-MAT-ion. “mat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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