How to pronounce “architecture”
Say “architecture” in 4 beats
architecture
/ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɑːkɪtɛktʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɑɹɑɹstress
- kəkə
- tɛktɛk
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɑːkɪtɛktʃə/
- Respelling
- AHR-kuh-tek-chuh
- Syllables
- 4 — Ɑɹ-kə-tɛk-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɑɹ-kə-tɛk-tʃɚ. “ɑɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɚ/
/ɑːkɪtɛktʃə/
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What “architecture” means
- noun
an architectural product or work
- noun
the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
“architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use”
- noun
the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
Say it in a sentence
“The architecture of the old quarter is worth a slow walk.”“architecture”, answered
How do you pronounce “architecture”?
“architecture” is pronounced /ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɚ/ (AHR-kuh-tek-chuh) in American English and /ɑːkɪtɛktʃə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɑɹ”. Build it as Ɑɹ-kə-tɛk-tʃɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “architecture” have?
4: ɑɹ · kə · tɛk · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the first, “ɑɹ”.
Is “architecture” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɚ/ (AHR-kuh-tek-chuh); British English says /ɑːkɪtɛktʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “architecture” mean?
As a noun: an architectural product or work For example: “The architecture of the old quarter is worth a slow walk.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “architecture”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɑɹ-kə-tɛk-tʃɚ. “ɑɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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