How To Pronounce Exaggeration
exaggeration
In British English, exaggeration is pronounced /ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.
Exaggeration has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
Exaggeration has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Exaggeration
Questions About Exaggeration
How do you pronounce exaggeration in British English?
In British English, exaggeration is pronounced /ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce exaggeration in American English?
In American English, exaggeration is pronounced /ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in exaggeration?
Exaggeration has five syllables, /ɪɡ/ + /zædʒ/ + /ə/ + /reɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in exaggeration?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /reɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce exaggeration the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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