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