How To Pronounce Accession
accession
In British English, accession is pronounced /ækˈseʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ækˈseʃ.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ækˈseʃ.ən/.
Accession has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Accession has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Accession
Questions About Accession
How do you pronounce accession in British English?
In British English, accession is pronounced /ækˈseʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ækˈseʃ.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce accession in American English?
In American English, accession is pronounced /ækˈseʃ.ən/.
How many syllables are in accession?
Accession has three syllables, /æk/ + /seʃ/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in accession?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /seʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce accession the same way?
Yes. Both are /ækˈseʃ.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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