How do you pronounce "inspection"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən/ (in-SPEHKSH-uhn). In British English: /ɪnspˈɛkʃən/ (insp-EHKSH-uhn). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən/ (in-SPEHKSH-uhn). In Australian English: /ɪnspˈɛkʃən/ (insp-EHKSH-uhn).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən/ (in-SPEHKSH-uhn), while in British English it's /ɪnspˈɛkʃən/ (insp-EHKSH-uhn).

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inspection

/ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən/

in-SPEHKSH-uhn

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ɪnin·spɛkʃspec·əntion

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