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