IPA Transcription of "attention" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “attention” is /əˈtɛnʃən/.

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attentionəˈtɛnʃən

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/əˈtenʃən/
English (United Kingdom)/əˈtɛnʃn/
English (United Kingdom)/əˈtɛnʃən/

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