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