How do you pronounce "privatization"?

In American English: /ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən/ (PREYEV-uht-uh-ZAYSH-uhn). In British English: /pɹˌaɪvɪtaɪzˈeɪʃən/ (pr-eyev-it-EYEZ-aysh). In Canadian English: /ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən/ (PREYEV-uht-uh-ZAYSH-uhn). In Australian English: /pɹˌaɪvətaɪzˈeɪʃən/ (pr-eyev-uht-EYEZ-aysh).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən/ (PREYEV-uht-uh-ZAYSH-uhn), while in British English it's /pɹˌaɪvɪtaɪzˈeɪʃən/ (pr-eyev-it-EYEZ-aysh).

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/ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən/

PREYEV-uht-uh-ZAYSH-uhn

Syllable Breakdown

praɪvpri·ətva·əti·zeɪʃza·əntion

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