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.

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