6/13    What syllable do you accent when you say the word "silicon"?
        first syllable: ..
        last syllable:  .
        \_ http://webster.com now has a feature where you can hear the word.
           \_ What about the special feature where you just look at where
              they place the accent?
        \_ From /usr/local/bin/dict:
              Silicon \Sil"i*con\, n. [See {Silica}.] (Chem.)
           -geordan
        \_ Do you pronounce it "silicon" (rhymes with "cron") or
           "silicun" (rhymes with "bacon")?  I know what dict says, but
           how do real people pronounce it?
           \_ "real" people? get a clue. anyway, both pronunciations are
              used in practice, and both are acceptable.