How To Pronounce Emigration
emigration
In British English, emigration is pronounced /ˌem.ɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌẽm.ɪˈɡreɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌem.əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/.
Emigration 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
Emigration 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 Emigration
Questions About Emigration
How do you pronounce emigration in British English?
In British English, emigration is pronounced /ˌem.ɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌẽm.ɪˈɡreɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce emigration in American English?
In American English, emigration is pronounced /ˌem.əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in emigration?
Emigration has four syllables, /em/ + /ɪ/ + /ɡreɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in emigration?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /ɡreɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce emigration the same way?
No. British English has /ˌem.ɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/ and American English has /ˌem.əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
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