How To Pronounce Infection
infection
In British English, infection is pronounced /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈfek.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/.
Infection 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
Infection 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 Infection
Questions About Infection
How do you pronounce infection in British English?
In British English, infection is pronounced /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈfek.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce infection in American English?
In American English, infection is pronounced /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in infection?
Infection has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /fek/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in infection?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /fek/.
Do British and American English pronounce infection the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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