How To Pronounce Cultivation
cultivation
How To Say Cultivation Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, cultivation is pronounced /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkʌɫ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/.
Cultivation has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Cultivation 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 Cultivation
Transcription Tips For Cultivation
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Cultivation /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Cultivation /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/
Questions About Cultivation
How do you say cultivation phonetically?
Cultivation sounds like kul-ti-VAY-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce cultivation in British English?
In British English, cultivation is pronounced /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkʌɫ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce cultivation in American English?
In American English, cultivation is pronounced /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in cultivation?
Cultivation has four syllables, /kʌl/ + /tɪ/ + /veɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in cultivation?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /veɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce cultivation the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Cultivation
Cultivation has four syllables. See how cultivation divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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