How to pronounce official

of·FI·cial

"official" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: FI.

Sounds like

uh-FISH-uhl

IPA (American)

/əˈfɪʃəl/

Rhythm

da-DAAA-da

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