preposition

[Maybo]

Some people read PREposition, and some people read prepoSITion.

Are they both common?

preposition

PREPOSITION翻譯：介系詞，前置詞。了解更多。

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preposition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of preposition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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[5jj]

All of the examples you linked us to have the main stress on the third syllable.

 

[Maybo]

I heard some speakers have higher pitch on "pre" and some are lower.
In examples of Cambridge dictionary, I heard the speaker stressed "pre" very strongly.

 

[emsr2d2]

I heard some speakers have higher pitch on "pre" and some are lower.

I don't know what that means. Pitch has nothing to do with stress. For example, some localised variants of English use a higher pitch (or a rising intonation) on the final syllable of every sentence. That doesn't mean they're not stressing the correct syllable of each word.

 

[Maybo]

I don't know what that means. Pitch has nothing to do with stress. For example, some localised variants of English use a higher pitch (or a rising intonation) on the final syllable of every sentence. That doesn't mean they're not stressing the correct syllable of each word.

I feel like the Cambridge one is "PREpoSition". The oxford one is "prepoSITion".

 

[5jj]

I feel like the Cambridge one is "PREpoSition".

It isn't. the secondary stress on the first syllable is quite strong, but not as strong as the primary stress on the third syllable.

 

[jutfrank]

preposition

Does that help?

 

[Tarheel]

I heard some speakers have higher pitch on "pre" and some are lower.
In examples of Cambridge dictionary, I heard the speaker STRESS "pre" very strongly.