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