English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Emigration Pronunciation
Emigration is pronounced e-muh-GRAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən/.
e-muh-GRAY-shuhn
US /ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən/ · UK /ˌɛmɪˈgreɪʃən/
Syllables: e · muh · GRAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The act of leaving your own country in order to settle in another.
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Emigration in a Sentence
- Emigration from the valleys peaked in the 1890s.
- The records show heavy emigration after the famine.
- Emigration has slowed since the border rules changed.
Common Mispronunciations of Emigration
Not i-MI-gray-shuhn
Emigration is leaving and immigration is arriving, and in speech the opening vowel is the only clue.
Not E-muh-gray-shuhn
GRAY is where the force lands, with the first two beats kept flat.
Tip: Emigrate, emigration and emigrant all open with a short e and never with an i.
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