How do you pronounce "frustration"?

In American English: /frəˈstreɪʃən/ (fruh-STRAYSH-uhn). In British English: /fɹɐstɹˈeɪʃən/ (FRⱯSTR-aysh). In Canadian English: /frəˈstreɪʃən/ (fruh-STRAYSH-uhn). In Australian English: /fɹʌstɹˈeɪʃən/ (fruhstr-AYSH-uhn).

Is "frustration" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /frəˈstreɪʃən/ (fruh-STRAYSH-uhn), while in British English it's /fɹɐstɹˈeɪʃən/ (FRⱯSTR-aysh).

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frustration

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/frəˈstreɪʃən/

fruh-STRAYSH-uhn

Syllable Breakdown

frəfrus·streɪʃtra·əntion

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