How to Pronounce “pagination”

American (US)

/ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/

British (UK)

/ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/

noun — The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.

Where the stress falls. “pagination” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the third one — so the third syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "pagination" mean?

pagination (noun): The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.

How do you pronounce "pagination" in American vs British English?

Both accents use the same sequence of phonemes for "pagination", /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, so the difference you hear is in how the vowels are coloured rather than in which sounds are used. Play both on this page to compare.

What is the IPA transcription of "pagination"?

/ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ in American English, /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ in British English.

Which syllable is stressed in "pagination"?

“pagination” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the third one — so the third syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.