How To Pronounce Production

production

UK
Phonemic
/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/
Phonetic
[pr̥əˈdʌk.ʃn̩]
US
Phonemic
/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/

In British English, production is pronounced /prəˈdʌk.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈdʌk.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /prəˈdʌk.ʃən/.

Production 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

prədʌkʃən

Production 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.

production + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/prəˈdʌk.ʃənz/
US
/prəˈdʌk.ʃənz/

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Questions About Production

How do you pronounce production in British English?

In British English, production is pronounced /prəˈdʌk.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈdʌk.ʃn̩].

How do you pronounce production in American English?

In American English, production is pronounced /prəˈdʌk.ʃən/.

How many syllables are in production?

Production has three syllables, /prə/ + /dʌk/ + /ʃən/.

Where is the stress in production?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /dʌk/.

Do British and American English pronounce production the same way?

Yes. Both are /prəˈdʌk.ʃən/.

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