IPA Transcription of "vacation" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “vacation” is /veɪˈkeɪʃən/.

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vacationveɪˈkeɪʃən

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/vəˈkæɪʃən/
English (Australia)/væɪ-/
English (Australia)/væɪˈkæɪʃən/
English (United Kingdom)/vəˈkeɪʃn/
English (United Kingdom)/veɪˈkeɪʃən/

Similar Pronunciations

/heɪleɪʃən/1

/voʊkeɪʃən/1

/vɪneɪʃən/1

Lemmas

  • vacate/ˈveɪkeɪt/ /veɪˈkeɪt/

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