How to pronounce foundation
foun·DA·tion
"foundation" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: DA.
- Sounds like
- fown-DAY-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.