English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Aspiration Pronunciation
Aspiration is pronounced a-sper-AY-shuhn, IPA /ˌæspɝˈeɪʃən/.
a-sper-AY-shuhn
US /ˌæspɝˈeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/
Syllables: a · sper · AY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A hope or ambition, and in phonetics the puff of air that follows sounds like p and t.
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Aspiration in a Sentence
- Her aspiration was always to run her own kitchen.
- The party set out its aspiration for housing.
- English p carries aspiration at the start of a word but not after s.
Common Mispronunciations of Aspiration
Not uh-SPY-ruh-shuhn
The verb aspire has an eye vowel and the noun loses it entirely, leaving a flat opening and a weak sper. Lengthening the noun changed which beat gets the punch.
Not as-pi-RAY-shee-uhn
Four letters at the end make a single shuhn with nothing split off it. That ending is never a place where extra beats appear.
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