How to pronounce depression
de·PRES·sion
"depression" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: PRES.
- Sounds like
- dih-PRESH-uhn
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈprɛʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -sion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.