WORD CHARMER Pronunciation

How to pronounce association

as·so·ci·A·tion

"association" has 5 syllables. The stress is on the fourth syllable: A.

Sounds like
uh-soh-see-AY-shuhn
IPA (American)
/əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
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.