How to Pronounce “separation

word

/ˌsɛpɝˈeɪʃən/
sep-uh-RAY-shuhn
/sˌɛpəɹˈeɪʃən/
sep-uh-RAY-shuhn

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˌsɛpɝˈeɪʃən/

British English

/sˌɛpəɹˈeɪʃən/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

sep-uh-RAY-shuhn

UK

sep-uh-RAY-shuhn

Listen in Context

They decided on a trial separation before making any big decisions.

Long periods of separation from family can be very hard.

There’s always a bit of sadness with any kind of separation.

The separation of the two classrooms is a wall.