How to pronounce abortion
a·BOR·tion
"abortion" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: BOR.
- Sounds like
- uh-BOR-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /əˈbɔrʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.