How To Pronounce Examination

In British English, examination is pronounced /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˌzæ̃m.ɪˈneɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.

Examination has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.