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