How to pronounce civilization
civ·i·li·ZA·tion
"civilization" has 5 syllables. The stress is on the fourth syllable: ZA.
- Sounds like
- sih-vuh-lih-ZAY-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
- 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.