How to pronounce emotion
e·MO·tion
"emotion" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: MO.
- Sounds like
- ih-MOH-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
- 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
- EE-moh-shuhn /ˈiˌmoʊʃən/, with the stress on the first 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.