How to pronounce construction
con·STRUC·tion
"construction" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: STRUC.
- Sounds like
- kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.