English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Aviation Pronunciation
Aviation is pronounced ay-vee-AY-shuhn, IPA /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/.
ay-vee-AY-shuhn
US /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən/
Syllables: ay · vee · AY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The design, building, and flying of aircraft.
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Aviation in a Sentence
- He spent forty years in civil aviation.
- Aviation fuel is taxed differently from petrol.
- The museum traces aviation from gliders to jets.
Common Mispronunciations of Aviation
Not a-vee-AY-shuhn
That opening vowel is a long ay, carried over from aviator and the Latin avis. Clipping it to a flat a loses the bird at the root of the word.
Not AY-vee-ay-shuhn
The third of the four beats takes the punch and the two in front step up to it. Two loud beats in one word make it sound like two.
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