English pronunciation
How to pronounce “television”
Phonetic spelling
TEL-uh-vizh-uhn
IPA /ˈtɛɫəˌvɪʒən/
Syllable stress
tel·uh·vizh·uhn
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “television”?
t e l e v i s i o n
“television” is spelled T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N. It is pronounced TEL-uh-vizh-uhn, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I watched a documentary on television last night.
She turned off the television to focus on her homework.