How to pronounce vocation in British English
“vocation” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to vocation the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “vocation” in: all accents · American English (46 clips)
“vocation” in real sentences — British speakers
69 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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a meaningful vocation, whether that is employment or other means of occupation and vocation.
The Scottish Parliament
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>>Viscount Astor: She found her vocation in Parliament.
UK Parliament
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For most NHS staff, their work is a vocation.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “vocation”
Words one sound away from vocation — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of vocation. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.