How To Pronounce Ascension
ascension
In British English, ascension is pronounced /əˈsen.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈsẽn.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈsen.ʃən/.
Ascension 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
Ascension 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 Ascension
Questions About Ascension
How do you pronounce ascension in British English?
In British English, ascension is pronounced /əˈsen.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈsẽn.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce ascension in American English?
In American English, ascension is pronounced /əˈsen.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in ascension?
Ascension has three syllables, /ə/ + /sen/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in ascension?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sen/.
Do British and American English pronounce ascension the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈsen.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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