How To Pronounce Injection

injection

UK
Phonemic
/ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/
Phonetic
[ɪ̃nˈdʒek.ʃn̩]
US
Phonemic
/ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/

In British English, injection is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʒek.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/.

Injection 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

ɪndʒekʃən

Injection 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.

injection + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɪnˈdʒek.ʃənz/
US
/ɪnˈdʒek.ʃənz/

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Questions About Injection

How do you pronounce injection in British English?

In British English, injection is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʒek.ʃn̩].

How do you pronounce injection in American English?

In American English, injection is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/.

How many syllables are in injection?

Injection has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /dʒek/ + /ʃən/.

Where is the stress in injection?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /dʒek/.

Do British and American English pronounce injection the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/.

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