English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Location Pronunciation
Location is pronounced loh-KAY-shuhn, IPA /loʊˈkeɪʃən/.
loh-KAY-shuhn
US /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ · UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/
Syllables: loh · KAY · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The place where something is or where it happens.
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Location in a Sentence
- Send me the location and I will meet you there.
- The new location has twice the floor space.
- Most of the film was shot on location.
Common Mispronunciations of Location
Not LOH-kay-shuhn
The middle syllable is the loud one, KAY, and the first is a short unstressed loh.
Not loh-KAY-see-on
The -tion ending is one quick shuhn. Speakers of Spanish and French often give it two syllables because their own endings have them.
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