How to Pronounce “execution

word

/ˌɛksəkˈjuʃən/
ek-suh-KYOO-shuhn
/ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən/
ek-si-KYOO-shuhn

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˌɛksəkˈjuʃən/

British English

/ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

ek-suh-KYOO-shuhn

UK

ek-si-KYOO-shuhn

Listen in Context

The plan was simple, but the execution was difficult.

Good execution can make a small idea successful.

The king ordered the prisoner's execution.

Honestly, the idea was fine — it was the execution that let them down.