How do you pronounce "prevention"?

In American English: /priːˈvɛnʃən/ (pree-VEHNSH-uhn). In British English: /pɹɪvˈɛnʃən/ (priv-EHNSH-uhn). In Canadian English: /priːˈvɛnʃən/ (pree-VEHNSH-uhn). In Australian English: /pɹɪvˈɛnʃən/ (priv-EHNSH-uhn).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /priːˈvɛnʃən/ (pree-VEHNSH-uhn), while in British English it's /pɹɪvˈɛnʃən/ (priv-EHNSH-uhn).

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/priːˈvɛnʃən/

pree-VEHNSH-uhn

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priːpre·vɛnʃven·əntion

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