How to pronounce Recommendation
Recommendation has 5 syllables. The stress is on the fourth syllable, "day". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Recommendation syllables
Recommendation has 5 syllables: reh-kuh-muhn-DAY-shuhn.
- rehrɛ
- kuhkə
- muhnmən
- DAYdeɪ
- shuhnʃən
Rek-uh-men-DAY-shun, five syllables, main stress on "day". Keep the second and third syllables light — "uh-men" — or the word drags.
Sounds to watch
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
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 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".
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Recommendation in a sentence
- He got the job on the recommendation of his old professor.
- The report ends with a single recommendation: stop.
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- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- 'sh' /ʃ/ too soft or unclearRound the lips slightly and produce continuous air along the centre of the tongue.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
Questions
How do you pronounce recommendation?
Recommendation is pronounced /ˌrɛ.kə.mən.ˈdeɪ.ʃən/, or reh-kuh-muhn-DAY-shuhn in plain letters. It has 5 syllables and the stress falls on the fourth syllable, "day".
How many syllables are in recommendation?
5: reh-kuh-muhn-DAY-shuhn. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use recommendation in a sentence?
He got the job on the recommendation of his old professor. The report ends with a single recommendation: stop.
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