How to pronounce “facility”
Say “facility” in 4 beats
facility
/fəˈsɪlɪti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fəsɪlɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- facfə
- ilsɪstress
- itlɪ
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /fəˈsɪlɪti/
- IPA (British)
- /fəsɪlɪti/
- Respelling
- fuh-SI-li-tee
- Syllables
- 4 — fac-IL-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: fac-IL-it-y. “il” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/fəˈsɪlɪti/
/fəsɪlɪti/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “facility” means
- noun
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
“the assembly plant is an enormous facility”
- noun
skillful performance or ability without difficulty
“his quick adeptness was a product of good design”
- noun
a natural effortlessness; ; --Jane Austen
“they conversed with great facility”
Say it in a sentence
“The new facility has a workshop and two meeting rooms.”“facility”, answered
How do you pronounce “facility”?
“facility” is pronounced /fəˈsɪlɪti/ (fuh-SI-li-tee) in American English and /fəsɪlɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “il”. Build it as fac-IL-it-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “facility” have?
4: fac · il · it · y. The beat lands on the second, “il”.
Is “facility” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /fəˈsɪlɪti/ (fuh-SI-li-tee); British English says /fəsɪlɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “facility” mean?
As a noun: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry For example: “the assembly plant is an enormous facility” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “facility”?
Stress the second syllable: fac-IL-it-y. “il” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “facility” and see every sound
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