How To Pronounce Petition
petition
In British English, petition is pronounced /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈtʰɪʃ.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/.
Petition 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
Petition 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 Petition
Questions About Petition
How do you pronounce petition in British English?
In British English, petition is pronounced /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈtʰɪʃ.n̩].
How do you pronounce petition in American English?
In American English, petition is pronounced /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/.
How many syllables are in petition?
Petition has three syllables, /pə/ + /tɪʃ/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in petition?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce petition the same way?
Yes. Both are /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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