How to pronounce “framework”
Say “framework” in 2 beats
framework
/ˈfɹeɪmˌwɝk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɹeɪmwɜːk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fɹeɪmfɹeɪmstress
- wɝkwɝk
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfɹeɪmˌwɝk/
- IPA (British)
- /fɹeɪmwɜːk/
- Respelling
- FRAYM-wurk
- Syllables
- 2 — FɹEꞮM-wɝk
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FɹEꞮM-wɝk. “fɹeɪm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈfɹeɪmˌwɝk/
/fɹeɪmwɜːk/
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What “framework” means
- noun
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
“the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems”
- noun
the underlying structure
“providing a factual framework for future research”
- noun
a structure supporting or containing something
Say it in a sentence
“The framework is simple enough to explain in a minute.”“framework”, answered
How do you pronounce “framework”?
“framework” is pronounced /ˈfɹeɪmˌwɝk/ (FRAYM-wurk) in American English and /fɹeɪmwɜːk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fɹeɪm”. Build it as FɹEꞮM-wɝk, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “framework” have?
2: fɹeɪm · wɝk. The beat lands on the first, “fɹeɪm”.
Is “framework” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfɹeɪmˌwɝk/ (FRAYM-wurk); British English says /fɹeɪmwɜːk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “framework” mean?
As a noun: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process For example: “the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “framework”?
Stress the first syllable: FɹEꞮM-wɝk. “fɹeɪm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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