How To Pronounce Injunction

injunction

UK
Phonemic
/ɪnˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/
Phonetic
[ɪ̃nˈdʒʌ̃ŋk.ʃn̩]
US
Phonemic
/ɪnˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/

In British English, injunction is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʒʌ̃ŋk.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/.

Injunction 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

ɪndʒʌŋkʃən

Injunction 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.

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

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Questions About Injunction

How do you pronounce injunction in British English?

In British English, injunction is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʒʌ̃ŋk.ʃn̩].

How do you pronounce injunction in American English?

In American English, injunction is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/.

How many syllables are in injunction?

Injunction has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /dʒʌŋk/ + /ʃən/.

Where is the stress in injunction?

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

Do British and American English pronounce injunction the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪnˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/.

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