English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cooperation Pronunciation
Cooperation is pronounced kwah-per-AY-shuhn, IPA /ˌkwɑpɝˈeɪʃən/.
kwah-per-AY-shuhn
US /ˌkwɑpɝˈeɪʃən/ · UK /kəʊˈɒpəˈreɪʃən/
Syllables: kwah · per · AY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The act of working together with someone towards the same end.
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Two Ways to Say Cooperation
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- koh-ah-per-AY-shuhn, with both o letters given their full value: /koʊˌɑpɝˈeɪʃən/ (koh-ah-per-AY-shuhn)
Cooperation in a Sentence
- The inquiry thanked the family for their cooperation.
- Cooperation between the two forces has improved.
- Nothing gets built here without the cooperation of the port.
Common Mispronunciations of Cooperation
Not koo-per-AY-shuhn
Those two o letters never fuse into the oo of food. They either stay as separate vowels or squeeze to a quick kwah at speed.
Not koh-AH-per-ay-shuhn
AY is the loud beat, and every syllable ahead of it runs level and quick.
Tip: Careful speech gives five beats, koh-ah-per-AY-shuhn, and running speech compresses the opening to kwah.
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