How do you pronounce "subtraction"?

In American English: /səbˈtrækʃən/ (suhb-TRAKSH-uhn). In British English: /sʌbtɹˈakʃən/ (suhbtr-AKSH). In Canadian English: /səbˈtrækʃən/ (suhb-TRAKSH-uhn). In Australian English: /sʌbtɹˈakʃən/ (suhbtr-AKSH).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /səbˈtrækʃən/ (suhb-TRAKSH-uhn), while in British English it's /sʌbtɹˈakʃən/ (suhbtr-AKSH).

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subtraction

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/səbˈtrækʃən/

suhb-TRAKSH-uhn

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səbsub·trækʃtrac·əntion

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