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