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