English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Confirmation Pronunciation
Confirmation is pronounced kahn-fer-MAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌkɑnfɝˈmeɪʃən/.
kahn-fer-MAY-shuhn
US /ˌkɑnfɝˈmeɪʃən/ · UK /kɒnfəˈmeɪʃən/
Syllables: kahn · fer · MAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A statement or document showing that something is true or is going ahead.
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Confirmation in a Sentence
- We are waiting for written confirmation from the bank.
- The confirmation email never arrived.
- Her account gave confirmation of everything he had said.
Common Mispronunciations of Confirmation
Not kuhn-FUR-may-shuhn
Confirm leans hard on its ur, but build the noun and that syllable empties out to a weak fer in the middle.
Not kahn-fer-MAY-see-uhn
A tion ending is one beat, shuhn, with nothing inside it spelled out.
Tip: British speakers leave the r unsounded in the middle and say kon-fuh-MAY-shuhn.
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