English pronunciation · Words Starting with I
Immigration Pronunciation
Immigration is pronounced i-muh-GRAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən/.
i-muh-GRAY-shuhn
US /ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən/ · UK /ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃən/
Syllables: i · muh · GRAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The movement of people into a country to settle there, or the checkpoint where that is controlled.
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Immigration in a Sentence
- We cleared immigration in under ten minutes.
- Immigration has been the main political issue all year.
- The immigration office opens at eight.
Common Mispronunciations of Immigration
Not i-MI-gray-shuhn
Words ending in -ation always put the beat on the syllable just before that ending, so GRAY is the loud one.
Not ee-muh-GRAY-shuhn
Immigration is movement in, emigration is movement out, and the opening vowel is the only thing telling them apart. Keep it on the short i of in.
Tip: Four syllables: i-muh-GRAY-shuhn. The double m is said once.
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