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How to pronounce completions

Say it like kum-PLEE-shunz. Completions has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PLEE).

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US American/kəmˈpliʃənz/kum-PLEE-shunz
UK British/kəmˈpliːʃənz/kum-PLEE-shunz
  • kum
  • PLEE
  • shunz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Completions pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. kumKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. PLEESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  3. shunzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of completions

American and British speakers say completions in essentially the same way: /kəmˈpliʃənz/ in the US and /kəmˈpliːʃənz/ in the UK.

British respelling: kum-PLEE-shunz.

What does completions mean?

noun
  1. plural of completion How to pronounce completion

Questions about saying completions

How do you pronounce completions?

Say kum-PLEE-shunz. The American pronunciation is /kəmˈpliʃənz/. In British English it is /kəmˈpliːʃənz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in completions?

Completions has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PLEE). Broken into parts: kum · PLEE · shunz.

Do Americans and Brits say completions the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /kəmˈpliʃənz/ and the British form is /kəmˈpliːʃənz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).