WORD CHARMER Pronunciation

How to pronounce narcotics

nar·CO·tics

"narcotics" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: CO.

Sounds like
nar-KOT-iks
IPA (American)
/nɑrˈkɑtɪks/
Rhythm
da-DAAA-da

Words ending in -ics put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.