How to pronounce direction
di·REC·tion
"direction" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: REC.
- Sounds like
- der-EK-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /dɚˈɛkʃən/
- Rhythm
- 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
- dee-REK-shin /diˈrɛkʃɪn/
The audio buttons say the word once, the way your device's voice chooses to.