How To Pronounce Presentation
presentation
In British English, presentation is pronounced /ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpr̥ez.ə̃nˈtʰeɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/.
Presentation 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
Presentation 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 Presentation
Questions About Presentation
How do you pronounce presentation in British English?
In British English, presentation is pronounced /ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpr̥ez.ə̃nˈtʰeɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce presentation in American English?
In American English, presentation is pronounced /ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in presentation?
Presentation has four syllables, /prez/ + /ən/ + /teɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in presentation?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /teɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce presentation the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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