English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Education Pronunciation
Education is pronounced e-juh-KAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/.
e-juh-KAY-shuhn
US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌɛdʒuːˈkeɪʃən/
Syllables: e · juh · KAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The process of teaching and learning, especially in schools and universities.
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Education in a Sentence
- She works in higher education in the north of the country.
- Free education was the government's main promise.
- His education was interrupted by two years of illness.
Common Mispronunciations of Education
Not e-doo-KAY-shuhn
The du in the middle turns into a j sound for most American and many British speakers, giving juh. Saying doo is not wrong, but it sounds noticeably careful.
Not e-juh-KAY-see-uhn
Close the word on a single shuhn. Those four letters never split into see and uhn, however long the run up in front of them.
Tip: Four syllables, beat on the third: e-juh-KAY-shuhn. Every noun ending in tion works this way, with the weight just before the ending.
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