How to pronounce “infrastructure”
Say “infrastructure” in 4 beats
infrastructure
/ˌɪnfɹəˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnfɹəstɹʌktʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪnɪn
- fɹəfɹə
- stɹʌkstɹʌkstress
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnfɹəˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnfɹəstɹʌktʃə/
- Respelling
- in-fruh-STRUK-chuh
- Syllables
- 4 — ɪn-fɹə-STɹɅK-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: ɪn-fɹə-STɹɅK-tʃɚ. “stɹʌk” 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
/ˌɪnfɹəˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
/ɪnfɹəstɹʌktʃə/
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What “infrastructure” means
- noun
the basic structure or features of a system or organization
- noun
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
“the industrial base of Japan”
Say it in a sentence
“The island's infrastructure was never designed for this many visitors.”“infrastructure”, answered
How do you pronounce “infrastructure”?
“infrastructure” is pronounced /ˌɪnfɹəˈstɹʌktʃɚ/ (in-fruh-STRUK-chuh) in American English and /ɪnfɹəstɹʌktʃə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “stɹʌk”. Build it as ɪn-fɹə-STɹɅK-tʃɚ, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “infrastructure” have?
4: ɪn · fɹə · stɹʌk · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the third, “stɹʌk”.
Is “infrastructure” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnfɹəˈstɹʌktʃɚ/ (in-fruh-STRUK-chuh); British English says /ɪnfɹəstɹʌktʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “infrastructure” mean?
As a noun: the basic structure or features of a system or organization For example: “The island's infrastructure was never designed for this many visitors.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “infrastructure”?
Stress the third syllable: ɪn-fɹə-STɹɅK-tʃɚ. “stɹʌk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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