English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Expectation Pronunciation
Expectation is pronounced ek-spek-TAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/.
ek-spek-TAY-shuhn
US /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ · UK /ɛkspɪkˈteɪʃən/
Syllables: ek · spek · TAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A belief that something will happen or that someone will behave in a certain way.
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Expectation in a Sentence
- The results beat every expectation we had.
- There is an expectation that staff reply within a day.
- She grew up under the weight of her family's expectation.
Common Mispronunciations of Expectation
Not ek-SPEK-tay-shuhn
Expect leans on its second syllable, but the noun pushes the weight forward to the TAY. Keeping the verb's beat is the commonest slip here.
Not eks-pek-TAY-tee-on
Read tion as one block. It is shuhn in every word of this shape, so the ending never splits into three parts.
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