How to pronounce civilian
ci·VIL·ian
"civilian" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: VIL.
- Sounds like
- suh-VIL-yuhn
- IPA (American)
- /səˈvɪljən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -ian put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.