How To Pronounce Audition
audition
In British English, audition is pronounced /ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɔːˈdɪʃ.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən/.
Audition 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
Audition 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 Audition
Questions About Audition
How do you pronounce audition in British English?
In British English, audition is pronounced /ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɔːˈdɪʃ.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce audition in American English?
In American English, audition is pronounced /ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən/.
How many syllables are in audition?
Audition has three syllables, /ɔː/ + /dɪʃ/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in audition?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce audition the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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