How To Pronounce Participation
participation
How To Say Participation Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, participation is pronounced /pɑːˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pɑːʴˌtɪs.əˈpʰeɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɑːrˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/.
Participation has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Participation has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Participation
Transcription Tips For Participation
- 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. Participation /pɑːˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
- 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. Participation /pɑːˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
Questions About Participation
How do you say participation phonetically?
Participation sounds like pah-tis-uh-PAY-shuhn in British English and par-tis-uh-PAY-shuhn in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce participation in British English?
In British English, participation is pronounced /pɑːˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pɑːʴˌtɪs.əˈpʰeɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce participation in American English?
In American English, participation is pronounced /pɑːrˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in participation?
Participation has five syllables, /pɑː/ + /tɪs/ + /ə/ + /peɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in participation?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /peɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce participation the same way?
No. British English has /pɑːˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/ and American English has /pɑːrˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Participation
Participation has five syllables. See how participation divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
Nearby Words
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