How To Pronounce Contradiction

In British English, contradiction is pronounced /ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkʷɒ̃n.tr̥əˈdɪk.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən/.

Contradiction has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.