How to pronounce "successions" in English
suc·ces·SIONS
Primary stress: sions
Hear native speakers say successions in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “successions”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
suc
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ces
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
SIONS
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("SIONS"). 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 "successions" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "successions is" sounds like "successions-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "successions" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“a Protestant white male there have been two fatherson successions in the presidency uh John Adams and John Quincy Adams”— StanfordWatch clip
“And so, there are these continual clonal successions.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“Well, the piano is just playing chords, > playing them in octave successions, and we'll talk”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“fascinating at least for me area of this are successions movements there one part”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Successions of new species emerged, evolved and became extinct.”— TEDWatch clip
“So we can find different successions, and we can work on that to identify from how long the body is inside of a suitcase.”— WIREDWatch clip
Practice Speaking “successions”
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a Protestant white male there have been two fatherson successions in the presidency uh John Adams and John Quincy Adams
Hear it in context: “successions”
23 clipsThe English word “successions”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (suc · ces · sions), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (sions). Grammatically, “successions” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 23 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “successions” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, MIT OpenCourseWare, YaleCourses.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @5:20
“males all but one of them has been a white male all but one of them has been a Protestant white male there have been two fatherson successions in the presidency uh John Adams and John Quincy Adams fatherson successions in the presidency uh John Adams and John Quincy Adams”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @44:00
“that. And, it succeeds almost. But by the time that has happened, yet a third variant has appeared. And so, there are these continual clonal successions. A clonal succession represents a clonal successions. A clonal succession represents a”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #3 · @12:01
“So what's the piano up to? Well, the piano is just playing chords, > playing them in octave successions, and we'll talk playing>>”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @0:54
“relations where war and different conflicts are omes but the most uh fascinating at least for me area of this are successions movements there one part of the nation somehow chips off to create a new national state even though”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDClip #5 · @15:23
“Ice cover waxed and waned. Successions of new species emerged, evolved and became extinct. But in just a tiny sliver of the Earth's history,”
Definition & Meaning: “successions”
- An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
Example Sentences (3)
- “In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed around the station.”
- “Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure”
- “a Protestant white male there have been two fatherson successions in the presidency uh John Adams and John Quincy Adams”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “successions”
- Syllables:
- suc · ces · sions
- Primary stress:
- sions
- Hear it in context
- successions
Synonyms: “successions”
Hear words related in meaning to “successions” in real video clips:
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"successions" 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, "successions" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about successions
How many syllables are in “successions”?
“successions” has 3 syllables: suc · ces · sions.
Where is the stress in “successions”?
The primary stress in “successions” is on “SIONS”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “successions” mean?
An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
How can I hear “successions” used in real sentences?
This page has 23 real-world video examples of “successions” 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 “successions”?
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⁄).