How to pronounce affection

af·FEC·tion

"affection" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: FEC.

Sounds like

uh-FEK-shuhn

IPA (American)

/əˈfɛkʃən/

Rhythm

da-DAAA-da

Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.