English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Digestion Pronunciation
Digestion is pronounced dy-JES-chuhn, IPA /daɪˈdʒɛstʃən/.
dy-JES-chuhn
US /daɪˈdʒɛstʃən/ · UK /daɪˈdʒɛstʃən/
Syllables: dy · JES · chuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The process by which the body breaks food down into what it can use.
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Digestion in a Sentence
- A short walk after lunch helps digestion.
- Her digestion has never been the same since.
- Digestion starts in the mouth rather than the stomach.
Common Mispronunciations of Digestion
Not di-JES-chuhn
American dictionaries open this word with the long eye of my, giving dy.
Not DY-jes-chuhn
Weight on the middle beat, which the verb digest also takes; only the noun digest leads at the front.
Tip: Digest, digestion and digestive all lean on the second beat, and the noun digest is the exception at DY-jest.
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