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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “faculty”

“faculty” is pronounced /ˈfækəlti/ (FA-kuhl-tee) in American English and /fakəlti/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fac”.
The sound

Say “faculty” in 3 beats

Say it like this

faculty

/ˈfækəlti/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fakəlti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. facfæstress
  2. ulkəl
  3. tyti
IPA (American)
/ˈfækəlti/
IPA (British)
/fakəlti/
Respelling
FA-kuhl-tee
Syllables
3 — FAC-ul-ty
Stress
Stress the first syllable: FAC-ul-ty. “fac” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈfækəlti/

British

/fakəlti/

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Meaning

What “faculty” means

  1. noun

    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

  2. noun

    the body of teachers and administrators at a school

    “the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university”

Say it in a sentence

“The faculty meets once a month to review the reading list.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
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Questions

“faculty”, answered

How do you pronounce “faculty”?

“faculty” is pronounced /ˈfækəlti/ (FA-kuhl-tee) in American English and /fakəlti/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fac”. Build it as FAC-ul-ty, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “faculty” have?

3: fac · ul · ty. The beat lands on the first, “fac”.

Is “faculty” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈfækəlti/ (FA-kuhl-tee); British English says /fakəlti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “faculty” mean?

As a noun: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind For example: “The faculty meets once a month to review the reading list.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “faculty”?

Stress the first syllable: FAC-ul-ty. “fac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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