How to pronounce cooperation
co·op·er·A·tion
"cooperation" has 5 syllables. The stress is on the fourth syllable: A.
- Sounds like
- koh-ah-per-AY-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /koʊˌɑpɚˈeɪʃən/
- 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.
It can also be said
- kwah-per-AY-shuhn /ˌkwɑpɚˈeɪʃən/, with the stress on the third syllable
When a word has two stress patterns, the meaning can change too, as in a REC-ord and to re-CORD.
The audio buttons say the word once, the way your device's voice chooses to.