How To Pronounce Humiliation
humiliation
How To Say Humiliation Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, humiliation is pronounced /hjuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hjʷuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /hjuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/.
Humiliation 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
Humiliation 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 Humiliation
Transcription Tips For Humiliation
- 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. Humiliation /hjuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.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. Humiliation /hjuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
Questions About Humiliation
How do you say humiliation phonetically?
Humiliation sounds like hyoo-mil-ee-AY-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce humiliation in British English?
In British English, humiliation is pronounced /hjuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hjʷuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce humiliation in American English?
In American English, humiliation is pronounced /hjuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in humiliation?
Humiliation has five syllables, /hju/ + /mɪl/ + /i/ + /eɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in humiliation?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /eɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce humiliation the same way?
Yes. Both are /hjuˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Humiliation
Humiliation has five syllables. See how humiliation divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
Nearby Words
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