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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “vaccination”

“vaccination” is pronounced /væksəˈneɪʃən/ (vak-suh-NAY-shuhn) in American English and /vaksɪneɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

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vaccination

/væksəˈneɪʃən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vaksɪneɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. vacvæk
  2. cinsə
  3. atneɪstress
  4. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/væksəˈneɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/vaksɪneɪʃən/
Respelling
vak-suh-NAY-shuhn
Syllables
4 — vac-cin-AT-ion
Stress
Stress the third syllable: vac-cin-AT-ion. “at” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/væksəˈneɪʃən/

British

/vaksɪneɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “vaccination” means

  1. noun

    taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

  2. noun

    the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

Say it in a sentence

“Vaccination rates in the district are among the highest.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
vvæshort akkssəschwa×2nn×2eɪlong aʃsh

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Questions

“vaccination”, answered

How do you pronounce “vaccination”?

“vaccination” is pronounced /væksəˈneɪʃən/ (vak-suh-NAY-shuhn) in American English and /vaksɪneɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as vac-cin-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “vaccination” have?

4: vac · cin · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.

Is “vaccination” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /væksəˈneɪʃən/ (vak-suh-NAY-shuhn); British English says /vaksɪneɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “vaccination” mean?

As a noun: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease For example: “Vaccination rates in the district are among the highest.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “vaccination”?

Stress the third syllable: vac-cin-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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