How to pronounce compassion
com·PAS·sion
"compassion" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: PAS.
- Sounds like
- kuhm-PASH-uhn
- IPA (American)
- /kəmˈpæʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -sion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.