How To Pronounce Rehabilitation

rehabilitation

UK
Phonemic
/ˌriː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
Phonetic
[ˌriː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈtʰeɪ.ʃn̩]
US
Phonemic
/ˌriː.əˌbɪl.əˈteɪ.ʃən/

In British English, rehabilitation is pronounced /ˌriː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌriː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈtʰeɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌriː.əˌbɪl.əˈteɪ.ʃən/.

Rehabilitation has six syllables, and the main stress falls on the fifth syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

riːəbɪlɪteɪʃən

Rehabilitation has six syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fifth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

rehabilitation + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˌriː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃənz/
US
/ˌriː.əˌbɪl.əˈteɪ.ʃənz/

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Questions About Rehabilitation

How do you pronounce rehabilitation in British English?

In British English, rehabilitation is pronounced /ˌriː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌriː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈtʰeɪ.ʃn̩].

How do you pronounce rehabilitation in American English?

In American English, rehabilitation is pronounced /ˌriː.əˌbɪl.əˈteɪ.ʃən/.

How many syllables are in rehabilitation?

Rehabilitation has six syllables, /riː/ + /ə/ + /bɪl/ + /ɪ/ + /teɪ/ + /ʃən/.

Where is the stress in rehabilitation?

The main stress is on the fifth syllable, /teɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce rehabilitation the same way?

No. British English has /ˌriː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ and American English has /ˌriː.əˌbɪl.əˈteɪ.ʃən/.

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