How to pronounce “validation”
Say “validation” in 4 beats
validation
/ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /valɪdeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- valvæ
- idlə
- atdeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /valɪdeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- va-luh-DAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — val-id-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: val-id-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
American and British are not the same here
/ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/
/valɪdeɪʃən/
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What “validation” means
- noun
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- noun
the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
Say it in a sentence
“Validation of the form happens before anything is saved.”“validation”, answered
How do you pronounce “validation”?
“validation” is pronounced /ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/ (va-luh-DAY-shuhn) in American English and /valɪdeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as val-id-AT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “validation” have?
4: val · id · at · ion. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “validation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/ (va-luh-DAY-shuhn); British English says /valɪdeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “validation” mean?
As a noun: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something For example: “Validation of the form happens before anything is saved.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “validation”?
Stress the third syllable: val-id-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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