How to pronounce population
pop·u·LA·tion
"population" has 4 syllables. The stress is on the third syllable: LA.
- Sounds like
- pah-pyuh-LAY-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.