How to pronounce “urbanisation”
Say “urbanisation” in 5 beats
urbanisation
/ˌɝbənəˈzeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- urɝ
- banbə
- isnə
- atzeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɝbənəˈzeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- ur-buh-nuh-ZAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — ur-ban-is-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: ur-ban-is-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɝbənəˈzeɪʃən/
/ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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Where “urbanisation” goes wrong
- Often heard
“UR-ban-ization”
the main stress is on ZAY, the fourth syllable
What “urbanisation” means
- noun
the condition of being urbanized
- noun
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
Say it in a sentence
“Rapid urbanisation changed the valley in a single decade.”“urbanisation”, answered
How do you pronounce “urbanisation”?
“urbanisation” is pronounced /ˌɝbənəˈzeɪʃən/ (ur-buh-nuh-ZAY-shuhn) in American English and /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as ur-ban-is-AT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “urbanisation” have?
5: ur · ban · is · at · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “at”.
Is “urbanisation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɝbənəˈzeɪʃən/ (ur-buh-nuh-ZAY-shuhn); British English says /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “urbanisation” mean?
As a noun: the condition of being urbanized For example: “Rapid urbanisation changed the valley in a single decade.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “urbanisation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: ur-ban-is-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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