How to pronounce investigation
in·ves·ti·GA·tion
"investigation" has 5 syllables. The stress is on the fourth syllable: GA.
- Sounds like
- in-veh-stuh-GAY-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-da-da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.