How To Pronounce Regeneration

regeneration

UK
Phonemic
/rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
Phonetic
[rɪˌdʒẽn.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩]
US
Phonemic
/rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

How To Say Regeneration Phonetically

UKri-jen-uh-RAY-shuhn

Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.

In British English, regeneration is pronounced /rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˌdʒẽn.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.

Regeneration has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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

rɪdʒenəreɪʃən

Regeneration has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Words That Rhyme With Regeneration

Transcription Tips For Regeneration

  1. 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. Regeneration /rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

  2. 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. Regeneration /rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

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Questions About Regeneration

How do you say regeneration phonetically?

Regeneration sounds like ri-jen-uh-RAY-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce regeneration in British English?

In British English, regeneration is pronounced /rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˌdʒẽn.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩].

How do you pronounce regeneration in American English?

In American English, regeneration is pronounced /rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.

How many syllables are in regeneration?

Regeneration has five syllables, /rɪ/ + /dʒen/ + /ə/ + /reɪ/ + /ʃən/.

Where is the stress in regeneration?

The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /reɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce regeneration the same way?

Yes. Both are /rɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Regeneration

Regeneration has five syllables. See how regeneration divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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