How to pronounce involution
Say it like in-vuh-LOO-shun. Involution has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (LOO).
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- in
- vuh
- LOO
- shun
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Involution pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- inKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
- vuhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
- LOOSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
- shunKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of involution
American and British speakers say involution in essentially the same way: /ɪnvəˈluʃən/ in the US and /ɪnvəˈluːʃən/ in the UK.
British respelling: in-vuh-LOO-shun.
What does involution mean?
- Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.
- A complicated grammatical construction.
- An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.
Where does involution come from?
From Latin involūtiō, from involvō.
Words that rhyme with involution
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of involution.
- solution
- distribution
- resolution
- constitution
- revolution
- evolution
- institution
- contribution
- execution
- pollution
Questions about saying involution
How do you pronounce involution?
Say in-vuh-LOO-shun. The American pronunciation is /ɪnvəˈluʃən/. In British English it is /ɪnvəˈluːʃən/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in involution?
Involution has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (LOO). Broken into parts: in · vuh · LOO · shun.
Do Americans and Brits say involution the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ɪnvəˈluʃən/ and the British form is /ɪnvəˈluːʃən/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.