English pronunciation
How to pronounce “station”
Phonetic spelling
STAY-shun
IPA /ˈsteɪʃən/
Syllable stress
stay·shun
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “station”?
s t a t i o n
“station” is spelled S-T-A-T-I-O-N. It is pronounced STAY-shun, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I need to go to the train station to catch my train.
The police station is located on Main Street.