To pronounce "suggestion", say sugg-EST-ion — 3 syllables, IPA /səˈdʒɛstʃən/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
suggestion
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/səˈdʒɛstʃən/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/sədʒˈɛstʃən/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "suggestion" into 3 beats and lean on "EST" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with question and congestion, if that helps it stick.
noun
“I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit.”
“Suggestion often works better than explicit demand.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Suggestion" has 3 syllables: sugg · est · ion.
The IPA transcription of "suggestion" is /səˈdʒɛstʃən/.
Suggestion: Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
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