English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Connection Pronunciation
Connection is pronounced kuh-NEK-shuhn, IPA /kəˈnɛkʃən/.
kuh-NEK-shuhn
US /kəˈnɛkʃən/ · UK /kəˈnɛkʃən/
Syllables: kuh · NEK · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A link between two things or people, or a working link to a network.
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Connection in a Sentence
- There is no obvious connection between the two cases.
- The connection dropped halfway through the call.
- She has a family connection to the island.
Common Mispronunciations of Connection
Not kuhn-NEK-shuhn
The two n letters make one n, said once. A doubled consonant in English is a signal about the vowel in front of it, never an instruction to repeat the sound.
Not KAH-nek-shuhn
NEK carries the word. The opening is a light kuh that barely registers.
Tip: Connexion was the older British spelling and disappeared from print in the twentieth century. It never sounded any different.
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