How to pronounce assassination
as·sas·si·NA·tion
"assassination" has 5 syllables. The stress is on the fourth syllable: NA.
- Sounds like
- uh-sa-suh-NAY-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-da-da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.