How to pronounce “transportation”
Say “transportation” in 4 beats
transportation
/ˌtɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹanspɔːteɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- transtɹæn
- porspɚ
- tatteɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌtɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /tɹanspɔːteɪʃən/
- Respelling
- tran-spuh-TAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — trans-por-TAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: trans-por-TAT-ion. “tat” 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
/ˌtɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/
/tɹanspɔːteɪʃən/
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What “transportation” means
- noun
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- noun
the act of moving something from one location to another
- noun
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
Say it in a sentence
“Public transportation here stops running just after ten.”“transportation”, answered
How do you pronounce “transportation”?
“transportation” is pronounced /ˌtɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ (tran-spuh-TAY-shuhn) in American English and /tɹanspɔːteɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tat”. Build it as trans-por-TAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “transportation” have?
4: trans · por · tat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “tat”.
Is “transportation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌtɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ (tran-spuh-TAY-shuhn); British English says /tɹanspɔːteɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “transportation” mean?
As a noun: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods For example: “Public transportation here stops running just after ten.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “transportation”?
Stress the third syllable: trans-por-TAT-ion. “tat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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