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