How to pronounce occasion
oc·CA·sion
"occasion" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: CA.
- Sounds like
- uh-KAY-zhuhn
- IPA (American)
- /əˈkeɪʒən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -sion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.