How to pronounce prescription
pre·SCRIP·tion
"prescription" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: SCRIP.
- Sounds like
- pruh-SKRIP-shuhn
- IPA (American)
- /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -tion put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.