How do you pronounce "invention"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/ (in-VEHNSH-uhn). In British English: /ɪnvˈɛnʃən/ (inv-EHNSH-uhn). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/ (in-VEHNSH-uhn). In Australian English: /ɪnvˈɛnʃən/ (inv-EHNSH-uhn).

Is "invention" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/ (in-VEHNSH-uhn), while in British English it's /ɪnvˈɛnʃən/ (inv-EHNSH-uhn).

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invention

/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/

in-VEHNSH-uhn

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ɪnin·vɛnʃven·əntion

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