How to pronounce “valuation”
Say “valuation” in 4 beats
valuation
/væljuˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /valjuːeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- vævæ
- ljulju
- eɪeɪstress
- ʃənʃən
- IPA (American)
- /væljuˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /valjuːeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- va-lyoo-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — væ-lju-EꞮ-ʃən
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: væ-lju-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” 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
/væljuˈeɪʃən/
/valjuːeɪʃən/
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What “valuation” means
- noun
an appraisal of the value of something
“he set a high valuation on friendship”
- noun
assessed price
“the valuation of this property is much too high”
Say it in a sentence
“The valuation came in well below what they had hoped.”“valuation”, answered
How do you pronounce “valuation”?
“valuation” is pronounced /væljuˈeɪʃən/ (va-lyoo-AY-shuhn) in American English and /valjuːeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as væ-lju-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “valuation” have?
4: væ · lju · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the third, “eɪ”.
Is “valuation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /væljuˈeɪʃən/ (va-lyoo-AY-shuhn); British English says /valjuːeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “valuation” mean?
As a noun: an appraisal of the value of something For example: “he set a high valuation on friendship” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “valuation”?
Stress the third syllable: væ-lju-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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