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How to pronounce plantations

Say it like plan-TAY-shunz. Plantations has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (TAY).

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US American/ˌplænˈteɪʃənz/plan-TAY-shunz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • plan
  • TAY
  • shunz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Plantations pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. planGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. TAYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
  3. shunzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does plantations mean?

noun
  1. plural of plantation How to pronounce plantation

Words that rhyme with plantations

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Questions about saying plantations

How do you pronounce plantations?

Say plan-TAY-shunz. The American pronunciation is /ˌplænˈteɪʃənz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in plantations?

Plantations has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (TAY). Broken into parts: plan · TAY · shunz.

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