How To Pronounce Digestion
digestion
In British English, digestion is pronounced /daɪˈdʒes.tʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [daɪˈdʒes.tʃə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /daɪˈdʒes.tʃən/.
Digestion 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
Digestion 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 Digestion
Questions About Digestion
How do you pronounce digestion in British English?
In British English, digestion is pronounced /daɪˈdʒes.tʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [daɪˈdʒes.tʃə̃n].
How do you pronounce digestion in American English?
In American English, digestion is pronounced /daɪˈdʒes.tʃən/.
How many syllables are in digestion?
Digestion has three syllables, /daɪ/ + /dʒes/ + /tʃən/.
Where is the stress in digestion?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dʒes/.
Do British and American English pronounce digestion the same way?
Yes. Both are /daɪˈdʒes.tʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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