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