--- title: "How to pronounce machination | Murmur" description: "Machination has two CMUdict forms, MAK-uh-NAY-shun and MASH-uh-NAY-shun; the ch can be a k or an sh, and the stress falls on \"NAY\"." canonical: "https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/machination" --- [Murmur](https://www.murmurtts.com/)/[Pronunciation](https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation)/machination Pronunciation · Work and business # How to pronounce machination Machination has two CMUdict forms, MAK-uh-NAY-shun and MASH-uh-NAY-shun; the ch can be a k or an sh, and the stress falls on "NAY". [Buy $49](https://murmur-licenses.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/checkout)[Download free for Apple Silicon (3-day Pro trial)](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/latest)Intel Mac? [Download here](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/intel).Not sure? Apple menu > About This Mac shows your chip. Free plan with Kokoro voices, 3,000 characters a day · 3-day Pro trial, then $49 once ## The dictionary sound sequence CMUdict lists these 2 North American English pronunciations for **machination**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed. Dictionary variant 1 `M AE2 K AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N` **Syllable estimate** 4 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 3rd vowel position **Secondary stress** 1st vowel position Dictionary variant 2 `M AE2 SH AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N` **Syllable estimate** 4 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 3rd vowel position **Secondary stress** 1st vowel position [Check machination in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machination). Syllable counts come from vowel tokens; CMUdict does not supply syllable boundaries here. Variant order follows the dictionary and does not rank correctness. This lexicon does not represent every accent or context. ## Use machination in context Machination usually appears in the plural, as in political machinations or boardroom machinations. Readers unsure about the ch often freeze on the first syllable. The dictionary accepts both the k and the sh, so the bigger task is landing the stress on the third syllable. 1. The book follows the machinations of a family fighting over a company. 2. Nobody saw the machination behind the sudden vote. ### A practice cue Choose k or sh for the opening and keep it through the script. The main beat sits on NAY, not on the first syllable. ## Read the sound tokens Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of machination. Unstressed vowels may sound reduced. These cues follow the [CMU phoneme-set key (Appendix A)](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aria/Papers/MastersThesis.pdf#page=115). `M`sound in **me**consonant`AE`sound in **at**vowel`K`sound in **key**consonant`AH`sound in **hut**vowel`N`sound in **knee**consonant`EY`sound in **ate**vowel`SH`sound in **she**consonant Take it to your next recording ## Make an audition worksheet Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. The two original sentences retain their normal spelling; this worksheet helps you review a recording rather than forcing a speech engine to use phonemes. Copying and downloading happen in your browser. No script upload or audio generation is needed. ## Dictionary source The phonemes on this page come from [CMU Pronouncing Dictionary](https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/blob/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict). The dictionary maintainers acknowledge that errors and omissions can remain; check another source or a speaker when the pronunciation matters. 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