How to pronounce "pression" in English
ˈpɹɛʃən
PRE·shən
Primary stress: PRE
Hear native speakers say pression in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “pression”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PRE
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
shən
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PRE"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "pression" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "pression is" sounds like "pression-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "pression" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Shifts primary stress to the syllable immediately preceding "-sion".
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“topics overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers to to thrive in the passions that gr them the societal pression”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“like scar oh okay and at C so the first time through this kind of pression it's”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“2-dimensional pression the largest gap which you can exploit in order pass the disk is of course this gap which used to be the diagonal of the square but then”— StanfordWatch clip
“such a more biological conception of cancer, but for years people thought, oh, you need to get over your self-pression before you can get better”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“family of her pression hence German kings and Emperors it attracts visitors from around the world”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“the mall some of it was some pression during the quarter what gets it back”— CNBCWatch clip
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topics overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers to to thrive in the passions that gr them the societal pression
Hear it in context: “pression”
13 clipsThe English word “pression” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈpɹɛʃən (phonetic respelling: PRE-shən). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (PRE · shən), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (PRE). Grammatically, “pression” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 13 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “pression” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @9:23
“about some of which are just on a list of for potential book topics overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers to to thrive in the passions that gr them the societal pression barriers to to thrive in the passions that gr them the societal pression”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @7:23
“again I like scar oh okay and at C so the first time through this kind of pression it's like a standard 12 Bar Blu um but the second time through it there's an added”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @5:21
“this evening when you fold it paper first thing - that's kind of a 2-dimensional pression the largest gap which you can exploit in order pass the disk is of course this gap which used to be the diagonal of the square but then disk is of course this gap which used to be the diagonal of the square but then”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @22:28
“this or be familiar with this. So, it seems strange to us now because we have such a more biological conception of cancer, but for years people thought, oh, you need to get over your self-pression before you can get better oh, you need to get over your self-pression before you can get better”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @0:59
“Monument because it's the ancestral castle of the House of hoen Solan the family of her pression hence German kings and Emperors it attracts visitors from around the world from around the world”
Definition & Meaning: “pression”
- Pressure or an act of applying pressure.
Example Sentences (2)
- “topics overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers to to thrive in the passions that gr them the societal pression”
- “like scar oh okay and at C so the first time through this kind of pression it's”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “pression”
- Pronunciation:
- PRE-shən
- Syllables:
- PRE · shən
- Written Hyphenation:
- pres · sion
- Primary stress:
- PRE
- IPA:
- ˈpɹɛʃən
- Hear it in context
- pression
Words that Rhyme with “pression”
-ɛʃənWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"pression" (⁄ˈpɹɛʃən⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "pression" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about pression
How do you pronounce “pression”?
“pression” is pronounced ⁄ˈpɹɛʃən⁄ (PRE-shən). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “pression”?
“pression” has 2 syllables: PRE · shən.
Where is the stress in “pression”?
The primary stress in “pression” is on “PRE”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “pression” mean?
Pressure or an act of applying pressure.
How can I hear “pression” used in real sentences?
This page has 13 real-world video examples of “pression” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “pression”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).