How To Pronounce Recreation
recreation
How To Say Recreation Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, recreation is pronounced /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/.
Recreation 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
Recreation 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 Recreation
Transcription Tips For Recreation
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Recreation /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Recreation /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/
Questions About Recreation
How do you say recreation phonetically?
Recreation sounds like rek-ree-AY-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce recreation in British English?
In British English, recreation is pronounced /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce recreation in American English?
In American English, recreation is pronounced /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in recreation?
Recreation has four syllables, /rek/ + /ri/ + /eɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in recreation?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /eɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce recreation the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Recreation
Recreation has four syllables. See how recreation divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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