How To Pronounce Sanitation
sanitation
How To Say Sanitation Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, sanitation is pronounced /ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsæ̃n.əˈtʰeɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/.
Sanitation 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
Sanitation 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 Sanitation
Transcription Tips For Sanitation
- 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. Sanitation /ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.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. Sanitation /ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
Questions About Sanitation
How do you say sanitation phonetically?
Sanitation sounds like san-uh-TAY-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce sanitation in British English?
In British English, sanitation is pronounced /ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsæ̃n.əˈtʰeɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce sanitation in American English?
In American English, sanitation is pronounced /ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in sanitation?
Sanitation has four syllables, /sæn/ + /ə/ + /teɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in sanitation?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /teɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce sanitation the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Sanitation
Sanitation has four syllables. See how sanitation 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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