How do you pronounce "modernization"?

In American English: /ˌmɑːdɝnəˈzeɪʃən/ (mahd-urn-uh-ZAYSH-uhn). In British English: /mˌɒdənaɪzˈeɪʃən/ (m-od-uhn-EYEZ-aysh). In Canadian English: /ˌmɑːdɝnəˈzeɪʃən/ (mahd-urn-uh-ZAYSH-uhn). In Australian English: /mˌɒdənaɪzˈeɪʃən/ (m-od-uhn-EYEZ-aysh).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌmɑːdɝnəˈzeɪʃən/ (mahd-urn-uh-ZAYSH-uhn), while in British English it's /mˌɒdənaɪzˈeɪʃən/ (m-od-uhn-EYEZ-aysh).

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/ˌmɑːdɝnəˈzeɪʃən/

mahd-urn-uh-ZAYSH-uhn

Syllable Breakdown

mɑːdmod·ɝnern·əiza·zeɪʃti·ənon

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