How to pronounce ratiocination

Say it like rat-ee-ah-see-NAY-shun. Ratiocination has six syllables, and the main stress falls on the fifth one (NAY).

Ratiocination pronunciation, sound by sound

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

1. ratKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
2. eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
3. ahGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
4. seeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
5. NAYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
6. shunKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of ratiocination

• The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
• Americans usually soften the t in the middle into a quick d-like tap; British speakers keep a crisp t.

British respelling: rat-ih-os-ih-NAY-shun.

What does ratiocination mean?

Where does ratiocination come from?

Borrowed from French ratiocination, from Latin ratiōcinātiō (“argumentation, reasoning, ratiocination; a syllogism”), from ratiōcinātus (“reckoned”) + -tiō (suffix forming a noun relating to some action or the result of an action).

Words that rhyme with ratiocination

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of ratiocination.

• information
• education
• situation
• association
• population
• station
• administration
• operation
• organization
• application

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