How To Pronounce Liberation

liberation

UK
Phonemic
/ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
Phonetic
[ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩]
US
Phonemic
/ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

How To Say Liberation Phonetically

UKlib-uh-RAY-shuhn

Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.

In British English, liberation is pronounced /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.

Liberation has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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

lɪbəreɪʃən

Liberation has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Words That Rhyme With Liberation

Transcription Tips For Liberation

  1. Rule 3

    Mark The Stressed Syllable

    When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.

    lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/

    Here. Liberation /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

  2. Rule 7

    Stress Mark Replaces The Dot

    Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.

    They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/

    Here. Liberation /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

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Questions About Liberation

How do you say liberation phonetically?

Liberation sounds like lib-uh-RAY-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce liberation in British English?

In British English, liberation is pronounced /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩].

How do you pronounce liberation in American English?

In American English, liberation is pronounced /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.

How many syllables are in liberation?

Liberation has four syllables, /lɪb/ + /ə/ + /reɪ/ + /ʃən/.

Where is the stress in liberation?

The main stress is on the third syllable, /reɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce liberation the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Liberation

Liberation has four syllables. See how liberation divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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