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title: "How to Pronounce Application: IPA & Syllable Guide"
description: "Pronounce Application as /ˌæ.plə.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/ — a-pluh-KAY-shuhn. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the third syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/application"
---

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# How to pronounce Application

/ˌæ.plə.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/

a-pluh-KAY-shuhn

Application has 4 syllables. The stress is on the third syllable, "kay". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Application syllables

Application has 4 syllables: a-pluh-KAY-shuhn.

1. a æ
2. pluh plə
3. KAY keɪ
4. shuhn ʃən

Stress "kay": ap-lih-KAY-shun.

## Sounds to watch

### The l sound

Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

### The a in cat

Open the jaw wider than for eh and spread the lips slightly. The a in cat is a distinct vowel, not eh or ah.

### The sh sound

Sh is made further back than s, with the lips slightly rounded and the tongue lower. Keep it separate from s: "shun" is not "sun".

## Application in a sentence

- Submit your application before the end of the month.
- The application crashed twice during the demo.

Read either sentence into the recorder above. The check judges only the target word, so the rest of the sentence can be rough.

## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- 'sh' /ʃ/ too soft or unclear Round the lips slightly and produce continuous air along the centre of the tongue.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce application?

Application is pronounced /ˌæ.plə.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/, or a-pluh-KAY-shuhn in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the third syllable, "kay".

### How many syllables are in application?

4: a-pluh-KAY-shuhn. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use application in a sentence?

Submit your application before the end of the month. The application crashed twice during the demo.

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