How to Pronounce “construction

word

/kənˈstɹəkʃən/
kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn
/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn

IPA Transcription

American English

/kənˈstɹəkʃən/

British English

/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn

UK

kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn

Listen in Context

The school is under construction.

My uncle works in construction.

Road construction starts next month.

There’s so much construction downtown that traffic is a mess every morning.