English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Construction Pronunciation
Construction is pronounced kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn, IPA /kənˈstrəkʃən/.
kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn
US /kənˈstrəkʃən/ · UK /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
Syllables: kuhn · STRUHK · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The business or act of building things, or the way something has been put together.
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Construction in a Sentence
- The bridge has been under construction for three years.
- He works in construction.
- The construction of the sentence is odd.
Common Mispronunciations of Construction
Not kuhn-STRUK-tee-uhn
The ct pair gives a k and then a sh, running into each other as struhk-shuhn. No vowel appears between the t and the i.
Not kuhn-stuh-RUHK-shuhn
Three consonants open the second beat and all three are said together. Slipping a vowel into str is the commonest way this word goes wrong.
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