How To Pronounce Celebration
celebration
In British English, celebration is pronounced /ˌsel.ɪˈbreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsel.ɪˈbreɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/.
Celebration has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Celebration has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Celebration
Questions About Celebration
How do you pronounce celebration in British English?
In British English, celebration is pronounced /ˌsel.ɪˈbreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsel.ɪˈbreɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce celebration in American English?
In American English, celebration is pronounced /ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in celebration?
Celebration has four syllables, /sel/ + /ɪ/ + /breɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in celebration?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /breɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce celebration the same way?
No. British English has /ˌsel.ɪˈbreɪ.ʃən/ and American English has /ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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