How to pronounce petition
pe·TI·tion
"petition" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: TI.
- Sounds like
- puh-TISH-uhn
- IPA (American)
- /pəˈtɪʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.