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