English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Protection Pronunciation
Protection is pronounced pruh-TEK-shuhn, IPA /prəˈtɛkʃən/.
pruh-TEK-shuhn
US /prəˈtɛkʃən/ · UK /prəˈtɛkʃən/
Syllables: pruh · TEK · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The act of keeping someone or something safe from harm.
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Protection in a Sentence
- The hedge gives some protection from the wind.
- Data protection rules changed in May.
- They paid for protection and got none.
Common Mispronunciations of Protection
Not PROH-tek-shuhn
TEK takes the punch, and the opening pruh is barely a vowel at all.
Not pruh-TEK-see-ohn
Four letters, tion, collapse into one shuhn at the close.
Tip: Three beats, pruh-TEK-shuhn. Protect and protection both lean on the TEK.
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