How To Pronounce Imagination
imagination
In British English, imagination is pronounced /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˌmædʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
Imagination has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
Imagination 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 Imagination
Questions About Imagination
How do you pronounce imagination in British English?
In British English, imagination is pronounced /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce imagination in American English?
In American English, imagination is pronounced /ɪˌmædʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in imagination?
Imagination has five syllables, /ɪ/ + /mædʒ/ + /ɪ/ + /neɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in imagination?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /neɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce imagination the same way?
No. British English has /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ and American English has /ɪˌmædʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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