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