How to pronounce attention

at·TEN·tion

"attention" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: TEN.

Sounds like

uh-TEN-shuhn

IPA (American)

/əˈtɛnʃən/

Rhythm

da-DAAA-da

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