How to pronounce explosion
ex·PLO·sion
"explosion" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: PLO.
- Sounds like
- ik-SPLOH-zhuhn
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -sion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.