How do you pronounce "submission"?

In American English: /səbˈmɪʃən/ (suhb-MISH-uhn). In British English: /səbmˈɪʃən/ (suhbm-ISH-uhn). In Canadian English: /səbˈmɪʃən/ (suhb-MISH-uhn). In Australian English: /səbmˈɪʃən/ (suhbm-ISH-uhn).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /səbˈmɪʃən/ (suhb-MISH-uhn), while in British English it's /səbmˈɪʃən/ (suhbm-ISH-uhn).

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/səbˈmɪʃən/

suhb-MISH-uhn

Syllable Breakdown

səbsub·mɪʃmis·ənsion

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