How To Pronounce Occasion
occasion
In British English, occasion is pronounced /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkʰeɪ.ʒn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/.
Occasion 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
Occasion 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 Occasion
Questions About Occasion
How do you pronounce occasion in British English?
In British English, occasion is pronounced /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkʰeɪ.ʒn̩].
How do you pronounce occasion in American English?
In American English, occasion is pronounced /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/.
How many syllables are in occasion?
Occasion has three syllables, /ə/ + /keɪ/ + /ʒən/.
Where is the stress in occasion?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /keɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce occasion the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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