How To Pronounce Station
station
In British English, station is pronounced /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsteɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/.
Station has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Station has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Station
Questions About Station
How do you pronounce station in British English?
In British English, station is pronounced /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsteɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce station in American English?
In American English, station is pronounced /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in station?
Station has two syllables, /steɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in station?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /steɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce station the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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